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Every so often a warming effect over the Pacific Ocean around the equator changes the weather the world over and even places like the driest desert in the world can become doused with drenching storms. Even though Atacama gets almost no rainfall, there is water in this arid place and you'll find it in the following places:
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www.extremescience.com/DriestPlace.htm
www.extremescience.com/DriestPlace.htm
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Northern Chile is a land of extreme contrast, where two uniquely Andean environments, the Altiplano and the Atacama Desert, combine with unpredictable and overwhelmingly beautiful results. The vast and colorful Atacama Desert is said to be the driest desert in the world.
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www.chile-travel.com/north-chile.html
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Tucson - September 11, 2000 - Scientists have used techniques developed to reconstruct climate history in the American Southwest in reconstructing the past 22,000 years of climate in the world's driest desert with striking results. ... "The Atacama Desert, in the rainshadow of the central Andes, is at the tail end of...
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www.spacedaily.com/news/earth-00h.html
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The Atacama, a 966 km long plateau in South America, is considered to be the world's driest desert. It lies within Chile and west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama is 50 times drier than Death Valley, in California,
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_the_world's_driest_d...
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The borders of the Atacama Desert are not very precisely outlined; ... The Desert of Atacama, in the extreme north of Chile, is the driest desert in the world. ... This is an area of the world which was inhabited for over 10,000 years, a fact established by the multiple finds discovered throughout the Atacama region,
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travel.ciao.co.uk/Atacama_Desert_Chile__Review_5536665
travel.ciao.co.uk/Atacama_Desert_Chile__Review_5536665
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Thanks to her, the troops were able to cross the desert of Atacama, the driest desert in the world, because she found water in every instance. She saved the city of Santiago from the first major attack of the Indians.
http://www.democracynow.org/2006/11/17/acclaimed_chilea...
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The Atacama - World's Driest Desert pictures published by jhemp18 ... Desert Vista ... Find more albums about The Atacama - World's Driest Desert.
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community.webshots.com/album/259888469wzUTqZ
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The Desert of Atacama, in the extreme north of Chile, is the driest desert in the world. Make sure you always carry a good supply of water with you, you will not need big amounts of food; the scenery will feed your spirit to such an extent that your body will not require the extra energy.
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www.dooyoo.co.uk/sightseeing-international/atacama-dese...
www.dooyoo.co.uk/sightseeing-international/atacama-desert/1013465/
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Scientists have used techniques developed to reconstruct climate history in the American Southwest in reconstructing the past 22,000 years of climate in the world's driest desert with striking results.
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ali.opi.arizona.edu/node/3432
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