Tulor village, was discovered in 1958 by archaeologist Jesuit priest Gustavo Le Paige, and is located 6 km southwest of San Pedro. Most of the ruins are still covered and only 4% of the construction has been excavated, so that one can only speculate about what lies beneath the sand.
This village consists of a series of circular structures of adobe blocks interconnected that had different uses and functions according to the daily activities unfolding within. Tulor corresponds to one of the oldest sedentary archaeological sites in Northern Chile with 3,000 years old, and its architecture shares many similarities with pre-Columbian cultures of South-Central Andes: Bolivia (Wankarani) Western Valleys (Guatacondo) and Northwest Argentina (Alamito).
The museum site is the responsibility of the indigenous community of Coyo, who manage and look after the existing remains after many years of looting. You can walk on a walkway that goes beyond the village and observe this architectural wonder hidden in the desert.