The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

HoriZen Video. Drone Views of Chile: Santiago, the Andes and Atacama Desert. Posted: March 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025. Explore the stunning landscapes of Chile from above, and immerse ...

Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...

Wedged between two mountain ranges along Chile's coast, the Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert in the world. It has also provided scientists with a wealth of research opportunities.

The salt basins of the Atacama Desert in the high Andes are formidable places to call home. Located in a desert atop a high-altitude plateau in the middle Skip to main content Skip to footer site map ...

The Japanese University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, or TAO, which was first conceptualized 26 years ago to study the evolution of galaxies and exoplanets, is perched on top of a tall mountain in ...

The Tara Salt Flat sits at 14,000 feet in the northern Chilean Andes, at the eastern edge of the Atacama Desert. Some 250 miles to the west lies the Pacific Ocean and, in between, a vast, near ...

The Atacama Desert stretches across Chile in a staggering diversity of discrete landscapes. While it can be a challenging place to call home, it is a playground of adventure for intrepid visitors.

Located near the western coast of South America is a large plain near the Andes Mountains, the Altiplano of the Atacama Desert. Standing at more than 4,000 meters high, this generally cold and dry ...

Tierra Atacama just reopened in the Chilean high-altitude desert. Travel + Leisure was the first to stay—read our full review.

The Atacama Desert is widely recognised as the driest place on earth. Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km.