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About this peak
The perfect cone of Licancabur watches over the Atacama Desert, and Incas climbed it to build a shrine on its crater rim. Today it sits amid the world's greatest concentration of observatories — no peak has darker skies.
Peak facts
First ascent
1884 — attributed 19th-century ascent
Best season
May–September
Nearest town
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Geology
A young, perfectly formed volcano of dark andesite with an intact summit crater holding one of Earth's highest lakes.
Summit photo gallery
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Plan your climb
No cataloged trails yet for this peak.