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 ...

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

The desert offers a unique hiking experience, thanks to its dramatic rock formations and vast valleys. Trekkers can explore narrow canyons, climb towering cliffs, or simply enjoy the breathtaking ...

This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...

This is the challenge faced by hotels built within Latin America ’s vast desert landscapes. Defined by their extreme aridity ...

Although it looks like it has just disembarked from a spaceship, the story of the Amphore machine actually began amidst the golden dunes of Tunisia’s Sahara ... used from South America’s Atacama ...

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet ... on Jeep safari "rolling through the dunes" to Lawrence's House, where, legend ...