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Rare event of Atacama Desert in bloom

Atacama desert in full bloom, Malvilla fowers and blue Nolana

Panorama photos of Atacama desierto florido, carpets of flowers and mountains

Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovallei) in full bloom at the coast of Carrizal.

First flower (Nolana aplocaryoides) sprouting in the Atacama desert after a rare rainfall

Atacama Desierto Florido 2015, massive desert blooming of Pata de Guanaco flowers, Chile

Rare heavy rain fall over the Atacama Desert, with unusual dark clouds, lagoons are forming

Field of colorful flowers just before sunset, Atacama Desert in bloom

Sunset with flowers, Atacama desert in bloom near Copiapo, Chile

Desierto florido, Blooming Atacama. A sand road passing through lilac flower carpets

Atacama desert flowers silhouette against orange evening sky

Field of malvilla (Cristaria gracilis), Atacama desert in bloom

Pata de guanaco flowers close up during Atacama desert in bloom, desierto florido Chile

Dew drops of morning fog on a Pata de Guanaco flower, Atacama Desert

Atacama Desert in bloom at sunset with pata de guanaco flowers, desierto florido Chile

Malvilla flower (Cristaria gracilis) in the blooming Atacama

Yellow Terciopelo flowers (Argylia radiata) mixed with Pata de Guanaco (Cistanthe sp.) during Atacama desert blooming event

Atacama desert in bloom, Oziroe biflora.

Atacama desert in bloom (Leucocoryne coronata)

Rare event of blooming desert after a rainy winter, Reserva Nacional Paposo

Pata de guanaco flowers at sunset, desierto florido Chile 2017

Truck on the Panamericana Highway driving through blooming Atacama desert near Vallenar, Chile

Desierto Florido in the Vallenar region in Chile, añañuca amarilla

Comparison: Atacama desert in bloom and in a dry year

Atacama Desert in Bloom, Desierto Florido

Desert near Vallenar in a dry year

Comparison: Atacama desert in bloom and in a dry year

Yellow flowers moving in the wind, Atacama Desert blooming

Atacama Desierto florido 2015, massive appearance of Pata de Guanaco flowers

Close up wide angle photo of Blue Nolana flowers, Atacama Desert in bloom

Rhodophiala phycelloides is an endemic plant of Chile.

After a rare rain the Atacama desert gets a green cover of plants, Pan de Azucar National Park

In October the flowers dry and spread their seeds - the end of the desert in bloom.

Copiapoa cactus and blue Nolana desert flowers in bloom, coastal Atacama desert of Paposo

Nolana flowers in bloom between cacti, National Reserve Paposo Atacama desert

A carpet of blue Nolana flowers, Atacama Desert

Desierto Florido 2015 near Copiapo

The setting sun hidden behind a desert flower, Atacama desert in bloom

Atacama Desert in bloom, desierto florido in Chile during El Nino years

Lilac Patas de Guanaco flowers shaking in the wind of the blooming Atacama desert

Colorful dense carpet of lilac and blue flowers, Atacama desierto florido 2017

Red and yellow Cistanthe flowers, Atacama desert blooming near Caldera

After a rare desert rain thousands of tiny sprount are emerging around the dry skeleton of a dead Cistanthe plant

The Atacama desert painted with colors of pata de guanaco flowers, Chile 2022

Atacama desert in bloom (Cistanthe longiscapa), Chile.

Aerial photo of Atacama Desert in bloom, mountains covered with lilac flower carpets

Atacama desierto florido, a field of Cristaria flower near Caldera, Chile

A sea of flowers in the otherwise very dry Atacama desert

Abundant flower carpets of many different endemic species are covering the Atacama desert in October 2022

White Suspiro (Nolana baccata) flower, Atacama desert in bloom

Panorama of the blooming Atacama desert with lilac flower carpet

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