South America's answer to the Sahara, the southern part of the Atacama Desert is known as the "Mar de Dunas" with a "sea of dunes" that spans 335 square kilometres. At 550 metres, El Medanoso is ...

The ideal time to see the cacti bloom in deserts is usually from late March to early May. This timeframe can shift a bit ...

A mountain of discarded clothing and other rubbish in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is now so large it can be seen from space - and it's still growing.

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

"There is no place on earth quite like the Atacama desert,” explains Oliver Ripley, Our Habitas Co-Founder and CEO. “It's an incredibly serene and humbling place, which is a draw for those ...

This current brings glacial waters from the south pole to South America. About 700 miles long, the Atacama Desert features sand dunes and low, coastal mountains of dry rock that descend into salt ...