Visit the atacama salt flat and its neighboring villages and attractions on this day trip from san pedro de atacama with a local guide start at chaxa lagoon in the soncor section of the 1 200 square mile 3 000 sq km salt flat part of los flamencos national reserve soncor is famous for its andean flamingos and other native birds then explore the beautiful lagoons of miscanti and miiques have an atacama lunch in the village of socaire and visit the handicraft market in the village of toco