The main economic activities are tourist trade followed by small farming (small cultivation, breeding of sheep and goats).

Due to the amazing landscape of this zone, San Pedro has turned into the start point of the touristic activity and the excursions around the region. So we can find a big variety of services for the visitors such as lodging, restaurants, tourist agencies, handcraft, telephone office, internet, post and police station.

Another characteristic of San Pedro is its cosmopolitan atmosphere, becouse it is a destination that cannot be lost by all the tourists that come to Chile, specially from Europe.