Despite the harsh conditions, the Atacama Desert is home to a surprising number of plant species, many of which have adapted to survive long periods of drought. These flowers lay dormant and when ...

On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

South America's answer to the Sahara, the southern part of the Atacama Desert is known as the "Mar ... that not only animals but also 200 endemic plant species can flourish in a place with so ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to some of the most ... is planning to build hydrogen and ammonia production plants, an industrial port, and thousands of generators over an area of 3,000 ...

Workshops for guests include teaching about the region’s medicinal plants, local ceramics and ... "There is no place on earth quite like the Atacama desert,” explains Oliver Ripley, Our ...