The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

It's a rare treat to see so many astronomical delights in the sky at one time. The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a ...

The Atacama is the driest place on earth beyond the polar regions, says Roberto. It is amazing that not only animals but also 200 endemic plant species can flourish in a place with so little water ...

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Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...

Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes of north Chile's Atacama Desert. It is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of the country.