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3. Church of San Pedro de Atacama – Valle de Marte loop from San Pedro de Atacama

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Natalie 🌎👣 Weltenbummlerin

December 8, 2022

Pretty church in the center of San Pedro de Atacama.

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Andi

April 17, 2024

The Temple of San Pedro was built in 1557, possibly dependent on the Bishopric of Cuzco, but the building that remains today is the result of an extension of the previous temple from the mid-18th century, which in turn underwent partial reconstructions after earthquakes and fires. The Church of San Pedro is the largest of the Atacama churches. It was built on a stone foundation and for its construction mortar, clay plaster with straw and carob, chañar and cactus wood bound with leather strips were used. Built in the shape of a Latin cross with a single nave 41 meters long and 7.5 meters wide, it has two side chapels that give it the shape of a cruise, in addition to a baptistery near the entrance, a sacristy in the rear, a choir and a bell tower made of adobe from 1965, when it was built to replace an older one made of wood. It has all the characteristics of the Andean mestizo style: a compact volume, adobe walls almost a meter wide and a gable roof that ends in continuous eaves. Inside, the main altar has an altarpiece with stucco and painted motifs on the wood, adobe and stone structure in the Baroque style. The Church of San Pedro de Atacama was declared a Historic Monument in 1951. Due to the damage it suffered from the earthquakes that struck the region, important restoration work began in 2014, which included the installation of two ancient paintings of unknown angels.

Source: monumentos.gob.cl/monumentos/monumentos-historicos/iglesia-san-pedro-atacama

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Location: Antofagasta, Chile

Church of San Pedro de Atacama

1. Pukará de Quitor – Valley of Death loop from Población Conde Duque

2. Valley of Death – Valley of Death Viewpoint loop from San Pedro de Atacama

3. Church of San Pedro de Atacama – Valle de Marte loop from San Pedro de Atacama

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