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Expeditions San Francisco, Vicuña & Ojos del Salado

• Duration: 15 days
• Altitud: 6893 msnm
• Route: Santiago - Copiapo - Ojos del Salado
• Dificult: Moderate To Dificult
• Season: December - March

The objective of the expedition is reach the summit of the world's highest volcano Ojos del Salado great, of 6893 meters high and located in the Puna de Atacama, Third Region.

Program:

• 01 Day: Santiago de Chile - Copiapo
  Flight Santiago / Transfer from Airport to Hotel.
  
• 02 Day: Copiapo - Paipote.
  Copiapo transfer to Paipote Valley (3000 m.)(4x4 by car)Acclimatization hike.
• 03 Day: Paipóte - Laguna Santa rosa
  Transfer to Santa rosa Lake (3700 m) camp or Refugio.Acclimatization hike in the afternoon.
  
• 04 Day: Laguna Santa Rosa - Summit Cerro Maricunga (4900 m)
  Summit Cerro Maricunga and return to Santa rosa lake.
  
• 05 Day: Santa Rosa - Laguna Verde or refuge Murray
  Transfer to Laguna Verde Camp (4400 m) or Refuge Murray(4500 m).
  
• 06 Day: Summit Cerro San Francisco(6018 m)
  Summit day and Return to the camp.
  
• 07 Day: Rest day
  Short walk to the Laguna verde or Hot spring.
  
• 08 Day: Refuge Murray - Atacama
  Transfer 4x4 by car to refuge Atacama(5200 m).
  
• 09 Day: Rest day
  Short walk around Atacama.
  
• 10 Day: Summit Vicuña (6067 m)
  Summit Vicuña(5850 m) return to Atacama.
  
• 11 Day: Acclimatization
  Walk to refuge Tejos(5850 m) return to Atacama..
  
• 12 Day: Atacama - Refuge Tejos
  Walk to refugio Tejos (5850 m)Camp.
  
• 13 Day: Summit Ojos del Salado
  summit Ojos dle Salado and return Refugio Atacama or Murray.
  
• 14 Day: reservation day
  
• 15 Day: Rest day
  Return until to Copiapo, Transfer aeroport( Flight to Santiago)
  
  

Include: Truck 4x4 in the city/according to the program/Copiapo. Fuel Transfer Airport Hotel/ Hotel Airport. Hotel /Copiapo (Las tinajas, www.lastinajas.cl) Mountain Guide and Asistent Cook (s) Bottled water. Complete meals during the trek program and climbing program. Permit fee ascension Cooking equipment Collective technical equipment Tents for 2 Person Not include: Air ticket National or International. Dinner and Lunch in Copiapo Travel accident and health insurance Hotel, Meals in Santiago City touring Santiago Bus ticket Copiapo/Santiago. Porter (for climbing part) Donkey drivers Donkeys Horse(in case of emergency,for trekking parts) Travel luggage and Travel cancellation insurance Not mentioned food and beverages Personal Spending Personal camping and climbing equipment (sleeping bag, climbing boots, crampons, ice axe, gaiters, harness, snow glasses, appropriate clothes, personal medicines, etc.) In case of abandonment of expeditions from any of the high camps that is not calendar returns Tips