The Canadian miner’s reinvention as a critical-metals player—via its massive copper mine in Chile’s Andean foothills— could ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is considered one of the driest ... believes that fog harvesting could serve as a complementary urban water supply in dry lands where climate change exacerbates water ...

Reaching each corner of this desert requires a fair amount of ... and barbecued alpaca (chewy). The uber-dry climate also makes Atacama a wine haven, with the Carmenere top pick for a full-bodied ...

Ultimately, the best time to visit the Atacama Desert depends on your desired experiences and priorities. If stargazing is at the top of your list, the dry season is the ideal time to visit.

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its "Martian landscapes" and sprawling salt flats, the arid "geographical ...

The desert’s remoteness and inhospitably thin, dry air—ideal for observing the ... and the U.S. converged on the Atacama Desert. HERNÁN QUINTANA, who had pored over the military maps of ...