The Atacama Desert. An arid landscape in the rugged foothills of northern Chile. From vast salt flats and lakes to volcanoes and desert dunes; It is one of South
America’s last great Wild Lands. Located more than 13,000 feet above sea level: A remote outpost for scientists to explore the universe and its origins. The Atacama Desert is a wild and barren environment, stretching along 600 miles of northern Chile’s Pacific coast –West of the towering Andes mountains.