The Atacama is the world’s driest non-polar desert – a landscape so vast and ... and viscachas – rabbit-like animals with huge whiskers – skittering past, perhaps that doesn’t seem ...

The driest deserts, such as Chile's Atacama Desert, have parts that receive less ... solar energy projects like these can coexist with wildlife.

About 700 miles long, the Atacama Desert features sand dunes and low ... holes burrowed into “guano” (excreta and remains of animals that have accumulated on the ground as fertilizer and ...

A desert fox comes within a few metres of us, drawn by the smell. The Atacama is the driest place on earth beyond the polar regions, says Roberto. It is amazing that not only animals but also 200 ...

with natural features like the Atacama Desert and Elqui Valley found along its northern reaches—yet when it comes to abundant natural beauty, few destinations can match the splendor of Magallanes.