The Church of San Pedro de Atacama.
The church of San Pedro, dating from 1641 and named an historical monument in 1951, has suffered damage from earthquakes over the years, and in 1964 the current tower replaced the one before it. It is built with the same white adobe as the rest of the buildings in the village, with wood from the cardón cactus and leather straps in lieu of nails. Because rain is so scarce, the desert air preserves the adobe.