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Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile's Atacama, the World's Driest Desert
Last week, astronomers stationed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in northern Chile ...
Driest place on Earth blanked by rare snowfall in Chile. See winter wonderland
Nestled between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Atacama Desert has earned the title of the driest place on ...
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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...
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Snow Blankets Atacama, the World’s Driest Desert, in Rare Weather Event
Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...
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What Survives in the Atacama Desert? - The New York Times
In Chile, a writer takes a road trip through one of the world’s driest places — a landscape that preserves remnants of the dead. The Valley of Mars in the Atacama Desert, with the Andes in the ...
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In Chile a language once declared extinct, stirs back into life - NPR
Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfuly reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.
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Desert Racers Demolish Art Carved by Ancient People in Chile
The Atacama Desert receives rain only a few times a year. The intense sun and harsh conditions make plant and animal life almost nonexistent. That has left the desert virtually untouched, Dr ...