Paddling near Huara, Tarapacá

Huara sits in the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile, deep in the Atacama Desert interior. The area's waterways are desert quebradas — dry or near-dry ravines such as Quebrada Salar De Pintados and Quebrada De Retamilla — rather than the navigable rivers or coastal waters associated with recreational paddling elsewhere in Chile. Organised kayaking, canoeing, and SUP activity in this part of Tarapacá is extremely limited compared to the country's southern river corridors.