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What Is The Atacama Desert

So what is Atacama Desert: Atacama and patagonian deserts in the north of Chile is filled with natural attractions. Atacama desert is according to NASA and National Geographic the driest desert in the world and it is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by coastal mountains. The gateway to exploring the sparsely populated Atacama Desert region is through San Pedro de Atacama and ecotourism friendly Lauca National Park. San Pedro de Atacama is located at 6,600 feet above sea level. The Atacama is 15 million years old and 50 times more arid than California's Death Valley. Atacama desert it is about 600 miles long but less than 100 miles wide. The north end of the  Desert is near the border of Chile and Peru. Salar de Atacama is the largest salt flat in Chile. It is surrounded by mountains and has no drainage outlets.
 

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What The New Age Traveler Says...?

Atacama and patagonian deserts, Is one of the places in the world that makes travellers to understand why they travel. Simply if you don't see San Pedro de Atacama you are not in Chile. You will be impressed by The Moon Valley that is a formation of stone and sand. Atacama Desert is an astonishing rainless plateau in South America, it is hard to survive in the Atacama Desert. Few people, animals, plants, or even microbes live there. The desert has also silver and copper mines, and extensive nitrate and iodine deposits. San Pedro retains its colonial charm of narrow streets and has a church dating back to 1577.