Astronomical Observatories

The Skies and the projects

The skies of Coquimbo Region have connected from immemorial times their ancient people and travellers with its their inner thoughts, reflections and instrospections about our origins as humans but also our evolution as living species. The creation of the first lens and now advanced cameras and equipments not only to see beyond the deep universe and its borders but also to determinate the composition and estructures of their thousands and millions of stars and stellar objects that every day and night give us more understandings and knowledges about how the universe is moving and how things, elements and lifes were created.

In a fantastic journey to the mountains and also mystical and ancient sites of the North of Chile you will observe with advanced telescopes and specialized guides several stellar objects from very recommended projects and places in the mountains, the slopes, the terraces, ravines and ancient underground river basin of Coquimbo, Atacama, Elqui, Limari and Choapa Valleys.

Some of the stargizing tour we offer and recommend:

Pangue Observatory (25″ telescope extreme tour and 16″ telescope classic tour)

Collowara Observatory (The secret history of chilean astronomy tour and the classical Andacollo heritage tour)

Hanan Pacha (Inspired in the Incas and andean pacific indigenous cultures its located in the place of battle between Incas and Diaguitas at the feet of a copper mountain between vineyards with a winery)

Cielo Abierto project (amazing ravine sorrounded by quarz and gold mines where a japanese – chilean family offer amazing teatime dinner and stellar observations)

Amatista Natural Observatory (At the feets of Mamalluca mountain in the beautiful and ancient cultural village of Diaguitas)

Informations and bookings

contacto@tembeta.cl + +56990128608

*Stargazing Tours depend of climatic conditions and some of the observatories close when full moon night are near.

*Stargazing tours need a minimum of passenger for the tour (Ask for private options)