It’s hard to beat the Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, for variety: mammoth dunes that resemble the surface of the moon, salt flats next to a flamingo reserve, geysers spouting their scalding brew, llamas and vicuñas running free. Your base should be the eight-room Awasi, the newest and most intimate place to stay in San Pedro de Atacama, a humble oasis town thirty-four miles from the Bolivian border that, surprisingly, has top-notch hotels, shops and restaurants. Awasi’s thatched roofs and adobe walls are upscale versions of the local architecture; its rooms are decorated with South American pottery and textiles. The inn’s guides greet you at the nearby airport, in Calama, and also lead hiking and biking adventures, after which you can dine on grilled Patagonian lamb paired with a Chilean wine. At night it’s easy to drop off under your alpaca blanket to the sound of a murmuring brook. Double rooms from $390. 011-56-2-233-9641; awasi.cl.
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