Chileans and tourists from further afield come to view the unusually colourful desert After intense and unexpected rain fell in the north of Chile, parts of the usually arid Atacama desert have ...

This phenomenon, sometimes called a “desert bloom,” is filling sections of the Atacama with bright flowers. The Atacama Desert stretches along the coast of northern Chile, encompassing over ...

The Atacama Desert, primarily located in Chile along ... in March and August fell in the drought-stricken region. The bloom generally occurs once every five to seven years, but rain in March ...

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 ...