Whether you love hiking or animals or seeing the best stargazing in the world, the Atacama Desert is an incredible place for travelers. Here we give you the best travel advice for getting the most out ...

On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

Much of the success of the observatory comes as a result of the clear, dark skies of the Atacama. The desert's arid climate ... and ammonia and hydrogen production plants. The ESO is urging ...

Standing in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it’s easy to feel like the only person on Earth. The region is isolated and one of the driest regions in the world. Drier deserts can only be found ...

Scenic views of the Licancabur Volcano from the outdoor terrace at Tierra Atacama in Chile.

Chile’s Atacama Desert is a destination I only learned about in a passing conversation with strangers at a Sao Paulo airport last year. Aptly dubbed “the driest place on Earth,” it’s a ...

From the Egyptian side, you can explore the naturally chiselled chalk and limestone boulders of the White Desert ... while the best the Atacama can manage is windswept salt flats populated ...

Despite its extreme dryness, the desert is known as world's largest fog desert, with fog providing some moisture, particularly in coastal areas ...