Puerta del Sol

Puerta del Sol: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Puerta del Sol

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Puerta del Sol: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Puerta del Sol — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -22.89339, -68.21749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Puerta del Sol

• Pukará de Quitor · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Museo Arqueológico Gustavo Le Paige · museum · Antofagasta Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Pedro · church · Antofagasta Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Aldea de Tulor · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Valle de la Luna y Sierra de Orbate · sanctuary · Antofagasta Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cejar Lagoon · lake · Antofagasta Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cerro Curón · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Termas de Puritama · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cerro Chaxas · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Valley · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Laguna Licancabur · lake · Antofagasta Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sairecábur · viewpoint · ~48 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de San Lucas · church · Antofagasta Region · ~49 km · Must-see
• Juriques · viewpoint · ~51 km · Must-see
• Volcán Colorado · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cerro Toco · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~57 km · Must-see
• Volcán Escalante · viewpoint · Antofagasta Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cerro Curiquinca · viewpoint · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Puerta del Sol

Other forts & heritage near Puerta del Sol

• Aldea de Tulor · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pukará de Lasana · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~102 km · Must-see
• Gabriela Mistral - Servir · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~0 km
• Centro Incásico Catarpe · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~5 km
• Pucará de Turi · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~92 km
• Batalla de Calama · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~106 km
• Ruinas de Catarpe · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~5 km
• Yacimiento Lítico de Ghatchi 2C · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~14 km
• Yacimiento Lítico de Ghatchi 2B · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~14 km
• Taller Lítico Ghatchi · fort · Antofagasta Region · ~15 km

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