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Atacama desert in a dry year without flowers near Vallenar, Chile

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Title: Atacama desert in a dry year without flowers near Vallenar, Chile

compare this photo to the next one, which was taken in an El Nino year. It shows the same place, but covered with a carpet of flowers.

Credit: Gerhard Hüdepohl / atacamaphoto