Sendero Parinacota
Photo: WeHaKa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.1 mi
- loop
- 205 ft
- climb
- 14,530 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
Sendero Parinacota is a 2.1-mile loop in Arica y Parinacota, Chile, inside Parque Nacional Lauca. It runs between about 14,430 ft and 14,530 ft above sea level, with roughly 200 ft of climbing over the route. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Siki, about 19 miles south of the trailhead. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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