The Atacama Desert, located in Chile and Peru, is considered a cold desert and one of the driest places on Earth. Most of the moisture the Atacama receives comes in the form of fog from the Pacific Ocean. Plants have adapted to the lack of rain by developing deep roots that gather moisture further into the ground than normal roots.

An iconic Chilean desert is bursting with color
An iconic Chilean desert is bursting with color, October 29, 2015, Fox News Science, A Chilean desert is ablaze in purple, bright pink and white, courtesy of wild flowers that bloomed following d
Atacama Changing: The Impact We're Having on the World's Driest Desert
Atacama Changing: The Impact We're Having on the World's Driest Desert, By Contributing Writer, Scribol staff, "The world's driest and oldest desert has been experiencing some potentially devasta
Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert Destination360.com The Atacama Desert Chile has the title of being the driest desert in the world with parts of the desert having not seen any rainfall since records began. On ave
Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert Wikipedia.org he Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, covering a 600-mile (1,000 km) strip of land on the Pacific coast of South America, west of the A
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Atacama Desert, New World Encyclopedia, Encyclopedic article describing its geography, biodiversity, human habitation, and more. Click on a photo for a higher resolution.
Atacama Desert Photos
Atacama Desert Photos, The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, These photos were taken by a robot named Nomad, created by the Robotics Institute and controlled by visitors at the Carn
Atacama's Inhospitable Valley of the Moon
Atacama's Inhospitable Valley of the Moon, By Contributing Writer, Scribol Staff, Fascinating photos of the valley of the moon, salt mountain range (in Atacama desert), and more; each photo has a
Chile desert's super-dry history - BBC News
Chile desert's super-dry history - BBC News, By Jonathan Amos, BBC News science reporter, San Francisco. How dry is dry? This article explains how dry the Atacama Desert is.
Driest Place .... Atacama Desert, Chile
Driest Place .... Atacama Desert, Chile, ExtremeScience.com, Even the Driest Place on Earth has Water. Fog, dew and snow are a few ways they obtain it. This page will explain more.
Kidzworld::Extreme Climates 1 :: Driest Place
Kidzworld :: Extreme Climates 1 :: Driest Place, Kidzworld.com, Find out how dry the Atacama is and why there are dead Indians turned into mummies buried there.
Mano del Desierto: The Giant Hand of the Atacama Desert
Mano del Desierto: The Giant Hand of the Atacama Desert, August 6th, 2011, by Tom, Urban Ghosts, Photos and general information on the sculpture.