Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

For those with a keen eye and a sense of adventure, the Andes offer endless opportunities ... and the Laguna de Chaxa in Chile's Atacama Desert are known to host populations of Andean flamingos.

"The Peruvian Andes are not prepared for wildfires," warns ... This makes the Arequipa region a "cold desert," with temperatures ranging from 4 to 18°C. The vegetation consists mainly of highly ...

Tren a las Nubes runs along the high Andes desert of Argentina. In the lesser-visited northwestern corner of Argentina, where ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

AS night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn hea­vens.

The Inca transformed agriculture in the Andes, using dramatic terraces like ... The Inca Empire encompassed mountains, forests, desert, and coastal plains. In order to move armies and people ...