Fishing near San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta

San Pedro de Atacama sits in the Atacama Desert of the El Loa province, Antofagasta Region, at high altitude on the altiplano. The Rio San Pedro flows through the area, and a network of quebradas and small rivers — including Rio Puritama, Rio Salado, and Rio Grande — thread through the surrounding desert landscape. Fishing here is sparse and remote by nature; this is not a conventional angling destination, and the extreme aridity shapes what little freshwater fishing exists near the town.