Atacama Desert

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The driest non-polar desert on Earth, a high plateau of salt flats, geysers and lagoons prized for some of the clearest night skies anywhere.

Highlights

Magallanes, Chile

A Patagonian park of granite towers, hanging glaciers, windswept lakes and roaming guanacos, threaded by the famous "W" and "O" treks.

Potosí, Bolivia

The world’s largest salt flat, a blinding white expanse that becomes a vast mirror when a thin layer of water sits on its surface.

Amazonas, Brazil

The largest tropical rainforest on Earth, drained by the mighty Amazon River and holding a tenth of all known species.