Image folder »Atacama Desert« | ATACAMAPHOTO

Close view of honeycomb salt patterns of Salar de Atacama (Salarhoneycomb.jpg)

Crystals of Puquios de Llamara fallen dry by pumping water from the lagoon ilegally (E2X1910.jpg)

Ancient geoglyphs on the Atacama desert hill slopes in Lluta valley, Arica (D5A1870.jpg)

Geoglyphs of Chiza near Panamericana to Arica, Chile (E2X1507.jpg)

Geoglyphs of Chiza near Panamericana to Arica, Chile (E2X1490.jpg)

The Tiliviche geoglyphs showing a large group of lamas and unfortunately an electrical power line. (E2X1894.jpg)

Solar-thermal power plant Cerro Dominador, renewable energy in the Atacama Desert (DJI_0681.jpg)

Magic evening light with flamingo and rainbow at Salar de Atacama (D5B5599.jpg)

Evaporation rings with rain drops on Atacama desert soil (D7C8842.jpg)

Geoglifos y lineas de Ariquilda, Nazca style geoglyphs in Chile (DJ2_1500-Pano.jpg)

Large geoglyph, probably indicating the route to ancient caravans. Los Pintados, Tarapaca Region (D5E9701.jpg)

Sun symbol geoglyph Cerro Rosita, Oficina Aura (DJ2_1469.jpg)

Damages to geoglyphs by mining activities, Geoglifos Pintados (DJ2_0850.jpg)

A giant turtle geoglyph on Cerro Mono, a road marker for ancient caravans. Tarapaca region Chile (DJ2_1112-Pano.jpg)

Antropomorphic geoglyph figure, Atacama desert Chile (Z7B2755.jpg)

Geoglyphs at Cerro Mono, Atacama desert of the Tarapaca Region in Chile (D5E9461.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (DSF0114.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (D7D0273.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (DSF0118.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (DSF0117.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (DSF0112.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (D7D0269.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (D7D0272.jpg)

Gravel road at the coast of the Atacama Desert near Antofagasta (D2X4626.jpg)

Gravel road at the coast of the Atacama Desert near Antofagasta (D2X4625.jpg)

Panamerican Highway or Ruta 5 passing through colorful mountains of the Atacama desert near Chañaral, Chile (D8C5611.jpg)

Detail of the Giant of Tarapaca (gigante de Tarapaca) on Cerro Unitas in northern Chile (DJ2_1377.jpg)

A giant turtle geoglyph on Cerro Mono, a road marker for ancient caravans. Tarapaca region Chile (DJ2_1112pano.jpg)

Giant geoglyphs on cerro Mono. Prehispanic art in the Atacama desert of the Tarapaca Region (DJ2_1085.jpg)

Gigante de Tarapaca, Atacama giant is the largest antropomorph geoglyph in Chile (D5E9606.jpg)

Aerial photo off Prehispanic agricultural field of Llanos de Color, Atacama desert (DJ2_1189.jpg)

Geoglyphs at Cerro Mono, Atacama desert of the Tarapaca Region in Chile (DJ2_1093.jpg)

Wave patterns at the beautiful ancient geoglyphs of Ariquilda, Atacama desert Chile (Z7B2763.jpg)

Aerial photo of Ruinas Ramaditas, Huatacondo (DJ2_1130.jpg)

Ancient desert art, the petroglyphs of Ariquilda. Tarapaca Region Chile (D5E9648.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of Taira in the Rio Loa Valley, Atacama desert (D8B2419.jpg)

Sequence showing the total solar eclipse in the Atacama region of Chile in July 2019 (EclipseSerie01.jpg)

Ancient desert art: Petroglyphs under the Milky Way at the La Silla Observatory (Z7A3700.jpg)

The total solar eclipse above the Atacama desert of Chile in July 2019 (D5D5228.jpg)

The Giant of Tarapaca (gigante de Tarapaca) on Cerro Unitas in northern Chile is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world (DJ2_1375.jpg)

Prehistoric rock art Petroglyphs of Ariquilda, Tarapaca region of Chile (D5E9646.jpg)

Cerro Casliri, colorful volcanic mountains in the Altiplano of Chile (DSE1674.jpg)

Geoglyphs at Cerro Mono, Atacama desert of the Tarapaca Region in Chile (DJ2_1083-Pano.jpg)

Close view of geometrical type geoglyph in the Atacama desert, cerro Mono Tarapaca Region of Chile (Z7B2436.jpg)

Desert salt grass (Distichlis spicata), a higly salt resistent plant growing at the salt flat of Pintados, Tarapaca Region Chile (Z7B2882.jpg)

A geoglyph representing a large bird at Cerro Pintados under the night sky with Milky Way, Tarapaca Region Chile (D5E9563.jpg)

Anthropomorphic geoglyphs at Pintados, Tarapaca Region Chile (DJ2_1026.jpg)

The Giant of Tarapaca (gigante de Tarapaca) on Cerro Unitas in northern Chile is the largest is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world (DJ2_1425.jpg)

Desert salt grass (Distichlis spicata), a higly salt resistent plant growing at the salt flat of Pintados, Tarapaca Region Chile (Z7B2881.jpg)

Valle de la Luna with white rock in a sand dune (D2X3914.jpg)

People in the main street Caracoles at San Pedro de Atacama, with desert tour agencies (D8A9032.jpg)

Aerial photo of Alto Norte smelter at La Negra industrial area in evening light, Antofagasta (IMG_1107.jpg)

Abandoned petrol station in Socaire, Atacama desert Chile (desert-petrol-station.jpg)

Traces of unidentified insects in the desert sand of Atacama (D8B2008.jpg)

Traces of unidentified insects in the desert sand of Atacama (D8B2009.jpg)

Morning view of Cordillera de la Sal, San Pedro de Atacama (D8A9233.jpg)

Sunrise at Cordillera de la Sal, San Pedro de Atacama (D8A9225.jpg)

Panorama of the extremely dry central regions of the Atacama desert (P1000969-atacama-desert-panorama.jpg)

Coastal mountains of the Atacama desert with Llullaillaco volcano in the background (Llullaillaco.jpg)

Ammonite fossils in the Atacama Desert (R1030613.jpg)

Aerial photo of La Negra industrial area of Antofagasta, Chile (IMG_3238.jpg)

Atacama desert aerial photo, showing dry river bed (IMG_2940.jpg)

Lagoon in the Salar de Atacama (Salar1.jpg)

Dramatic sunset colors, Valle de la Luna with Licancabur volcano at San Pedro de Atacama (ValleLuna13.jpg)

Ventifact, rocks shaped by wind and sand erosion (G2X1658.jpg)

Ventifacts are rock pyramids shaped by wind and dust, Atacama desert, Chile (ventifact-atacama-desert-geology.jpg)

Lighthouse of Huasco, Atacama coast of Chile (lighthouse-huasco-chile.jpg)

Slopes of an ancient volcano at Llullaillaco National Park (G2X0880.jpg)

Salt formations, Salar de Llamara near Iquique (lagunakristall5.jpg)

Puquíos de Llamara, amazing crystal covered lagoon with stromatolite structures. (LlamaraLagoon7.jpg)

Geology, crystals of calcite minerals in the Atacama Desert (R1030655.jpg)

Mystic light over Licancabur volcano (surrealistic.jpg)

Geoglyphs de Pintados, giant prehistoric desert paintings, Atacama Chile (geoglyphs-pintados.jpg)

Deep crack in the ground produced by earthquake, Antofagasta Chile (G2X2596-deep-crack-in-ground-produced-by-earthquake-chile.jpg)

Pyramid shaped ventifact. A wind polished rock in the desert (G2X1657.jpg)

Tree in a sand storm at Salar de Atacama (SandstormV2.jpg)

A field of wind polished rocks or ventifacts in the Atacama desert (G2X1652.jpg)

NASA Mars test rover ZOE in the Atacama Desert (MarsRobotZoe.jpg)

Wind polished rocks are called ventifacts or Windkanter (G2X1660.jpg)

Historic cemetery remains from the nitrate oficinas of the Atacama desert, Chile (G2X1670.jpg)

Salar de Llamara gypsum crystals (P1000443.jpg)

Snow penitentes are formed by sun and wind at high altitude in very dry air. (Penitentes2.jpg)

Seaweed or kelp collector at the coast of the Atacama Desert (kelp-collector-atacama-coast.jpg)

Historic cemetery from the nitrate or salpeter era of the Atacama desert, Chile (G2X1668.jpg)

Rio Negrio desert canyon, Cordillera Claudio Gay (RioNegro.jpg)

Lagunas Cejas or Cejar, Salar de Atacama (LagCejas4.jpg)

Vineyard in Valle de Transito, Chile (weinfeld.jpg)

Desert mountains of Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (ValleLuna15.jpg)

Dramatic view of coastal cliffs near la Portada at sunset, Antofagasta Chile (Losa2.jpg)

Licancabur volcano and Moon Valley in orange sunset light, Atacama Desert Chile (Lican2.jpg)

Mano del Desierto, a giant sculpture in the desert near Antofagasta (ManodeDesierto1.jpg)

Photographer Gerhard Hüdepohl at work in the Atacama Desert (R1031320.jpg)

Historic Atacama desert cemetary from the nitrate era (historic-atacama-desert-cemetery.jpg)

Man in the chilean Altiplano inside his small and simple house near Visviri (gumersindo2.jpg)

Salar de Llamara gypsum crystals (P1000442.jpg)

Tres Marias, salt pillars in Valle de la Luna (Salzsaeule.jpg)

Coastal mountains of Pan de Azucar National Park, Atacama desert in Chile (PanoPanAz.jpg)

A field of wind polished rocks in the Atacama desert (G2X1650.jpg)

Small fishing boats at the coast of Taltal, Atacama desert Chile (taltal-fishing-boats.jpg)

Sculpture Mano del Desierto, by Mario Irarrázabal (ManodeDesierto.jpg)

Road winding through the remote hyper arid central Atacama Desert, Chile (G2X1752a.jpg)

Sand dunes of Pica in Chile (GrosseDuene1.jpg)

Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama (ValleLuna16.jpg)

Ammonite fossils in their natural environment of the Atacama desert (R1030627.jpg)

Aerial view of colorful mineral rich mountains of the Atacama Desert east of Vallenar. (IMG_2221.jpg)

Sunset at the Pacific coast of Pan de Azucar National Park, Atacama desert coast Chile (sunsetPanAz.jpg)

Valle Camarones: green desert valley near Arica, Atacama Chile (panoCamarones.jpg)

Atacama sand dunes near Pica in Chile (sand-dunes-of-pica.jpg)

Salar de Atacama in evening light (G2X1172.jpg)

Panorama of beach in northern Chile near Porto Viejo (PuertoViejoPano.jpg)

Panorama of volcanoes reflecting in Lejia Lagoon (panoLejia2.jpg)

Modern art sculpture Mano del Desierto, Atacama desert near Antofagasta, Chile (hand.jpg)

El Tatio Geysers, a major tourist attraction in Chile (Tatio3.jpg)

Geology: Ventifacts are rocks shaped to pyramids by wind and dust, Atacama desert, Chile (G2X1655.jpg)

Cordillera de la costa of Atacama Desert near the town of Paposo (Paposo2.jpg)

El Tatio Geysers, a major tourist attraction in Chile (tatio-geysers.jpg)

Dramatic sunset over Moon valley in Chile (ValleLuna11.jpg)

Driving off road with an Unimog through the Atacama (G2X1026.jpg)

Geoglyphs of Chiza near Panamericana to Arica, Chile (Geoglyphs.jpg)

Golden light on the beach of Atacama, seagull at surf (Strandschimmer2.jpg)

Giant salt pillars in Valle de la Luna, Chile (Salzsaeule2.jpg)

A field of wind polished rocks or ventifacts in the Atacama desert (G2X1649.jpg)

Crystals of gypsum at Salar de Pajonales salt flat of Atacama Desert, geology of Chile (G2X0615.jpg)

Bird skeleton with feathers half covered with sand, this could become a future fossil. (Knochen2.jpg)

Aerial view of Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile (valle-luna-air12.jpg)

Pacific coast with isla Pan de Azucar, Chile (RoterStein.jpg)

Termas de Polloquere hot springs, Salar de Surire National Monument (Polloquere.jpg)

Stromatolites at Salar de Llamara (LagunaKristall.jpg)

Mudcracks, cracked earth in the Atacama Desert (trockeneErde.jpg)

Licancabur volcano with snow (Schnee4b.jpg)

Laguna Miscanti is surrounded by snow covered volcanoes. San Pedro de Atacama Chile (Miscanti12.jpg)

Colorful mountains near El Salvador indicate rich mineral deposits, geology of Chile's Atacama region (PaintedHills2.jpg)

Copper smelter at La Negra, Antofagasta (G2X2602.jpg)

Full moon rising behind Lullaillaco volcano, at a distance of 190 km. (Z7A1339.jpg)

Aerial view of La Portada, Antofagasta Chile (P1030141.jpg)

Wooden church of Taltal in the Atacama desert Chile, San Francisco Javier (Kirche5.jpg)

Snow penitentes are formed by sun and wind at high altitude in very dry air. (Penitentes0.jpg)

Panoramic view into the crater of active volcano Lascar, Chile (PanoLascarKrater1.jpg)

Friendly vendor of colorful inflatable toys in Antofagasta (toyvendor.jpg)

A man in traditional dress from the Visviri area in northern Chile is playing the guitar in from of his house (Gumersindo1.jpg)

Copper minerals. green: Copper chloride hydroxide,Atacamite
(green-copper-minerals.jpg)

Llareta and Quenoa trees, typical plants of the Altiplano in Chile (Llaretas.jpg)

Sunset at Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama, with dramatic colors on Licancabur volcano (Valleluna19a.jpg)

Aerial view of colorful mountains of the Atacama Desert (IMG_2231.jpg)

Hiker in a giant cave at Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (D2X3963.jpg)

Ruins of historic nitrate processing plant Santa Laura near Iquique, Atacama desert (E2X1455.jpg)

Petroglyphs of Ofragia, prehistoric engraved rock art in the Atacama, Codpa (D8C5207.jpg)

Open pit copper mine of Chuquicamata, Chile (DSC4716.jpg)

Historic mining railway cart at an abandoned silver mine in the Atacama near Copiapo Chile (D7D5613.jpg)

Desert waterfall and giant cacti in the canyon of Rio Puritama, Atacama desert near San Pedro (D8A8433.jpg)

Atacama desert sand dunes of Pica, details of dunes (atacama25.jpg)

Vertical cliffs at the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert near Antofagasta, rugged desert coastline. (F2X0159.jpg)

The Altiplanic winter produces furious thunderstorms and lightning over the Salar de Atacama (D5B5686.jpg)

Aerial photo of Atacama Desert mountains near Antofagasta (D8B3117.jpg)

Ancient rock engravings, Rio Loa valley, Atacama rock art (D2X4321.jpg)

Panorama of the Atacama Desert near Copiapo, with salt flat and mountains, Chile (D7D0014pano.jpg)

The Milky Way in the dark night skies over the Atacama desert (D7A6448.jpg)

Patterns in the sand dunes of the Atacama Desert (D8B2014.jpg)

Car tracks crossing a remote part of the hyper arid untouched Atacama desert (desert-car-tracks.jpg)

Atacama fault, cracks in the ground from earthquakes near Salar Grande (D5A9021.jpg)

Sand blasted rock in the Atacama desert (DSD0995.jpg)

Ancient human rock painting "el senor de los camelidos" en Rio Loa, Calama (D5C3743.jpg)

Historic railway steam engine at Baquedano station, near Antofagasta (DSC6075.jpg)

Desert landscape in Chilean Atacama with water erosion (E2X7910.jpg)

Large figures in the Atacama desert, Geoglyphs of Chug Chug ancient desert art (E2X1443.jpg)

Valle de la Luna after sunset with snow covered volcanoes in the background (D8A8796.jpg)

Ventifacts, rocks that are polished by wind and sand over millions of years (DSD0991.jpg)

Stromatolites of salar de Llamara (D7A6902.jpg)

Sand dunes of Pica at sunset (DSE0728.jpg)

Geologists are studying ventifacts in the Atacama desert, Chile (DSD0992.jpg)

Crest of a sand dune with sand ripples, Atacama desert near Iquique (D8B1906.jpg)

Sand dunes of Copiapo and Atacama desert mountain landscape, Chile (D7C9747.jpg)

Low clouds after rare rain in the central part of the Atacama Desert (D7C7602.jpg)

Electrical high voltage overhead power line towers in the Atacama Desert (electrical-power-line-atacama-desert.jpg)

Detail of old railway steam engine in Atacama desert, historic train station Baquedano (DSC6082.jpg)

Typical coastal Camanchaca cloud bank of Atacama Desert (atacamacoast15.jpg)

Mummy of the Atacama Desert (DSC7729.jpg)

Fisherman in Taltal, coast of northern Chile (Fischer.jpg)

Dark skies and stars of the Milky Way over the Atacama desert, Chile (D7A7085a.jpg)

Rain clouds above the Atacama desert, a rare sight. (D5B7489.jpg)

Petroglyphs of Calartoco in the Atacama desert, Chile (E2X1450.jpg)

Lonely plant surving in extreme dry environment of the central Atacama desert, Chile (DSD0939.jpg)

Cactus and bromeliad Chagual vegetation in the mountains near La Serena, Atacama Chile (D7C0973.jpg)

Ancient anthropomorphic figure rock painting "el senor de los camelidos" en Rio Loa, Calama (D5C3725.jpg)

Chug Chug geoglyphs in the Atacama desert near Calama (chug-chug-geoglyphs.jpg)

Snow covered Volcano Licancabur and Juriques, view from San Pedro de Atacama (D8A8672.jpg)

Arid desert landscape of Valle de la Luna or Moon Valley near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (D2X3983.jpg)

Abandoned and deteriorated building in a small town of Atacama. (DSC7763.jpg)

Atacama Giant, the largest geoglyph in Chile (desert-art05.jpg)

Geologists on a field trip studying rock formations in the Atacama Desert (D2X5720.jpg)

Presencia Tutelares, sculpture from Juan Diaz Fleming (E2X1535.jpg)

Aerial view of smelter at Antofagasta La Negra industrial area (DSCN1871.jpg)

Hermit, living near the Panamerican Highway in the Atacama desert, Chile (D2X8297.jpg)

Collection of colorful minerals of the Atacama Desert, Museo Minero Tierra Amarilla (D7D4765.jpg)

Sunset at the Atacama Desert coast (D2X4503.jpg)

Waterfall at Rio Salado near Calama (F2X0078.jpg)

Person admiring the amazing rock engravings of Taira at Rio Loa valley (D5C3536.jpg)

The canyon of Rio Loa with typical vegetation Cortaderia atacamensis (D5C3839.jpg)

Ventifacts are rocks polished to sharp edged pyramids by wind and sand (DSD0993.jpg)

Vertical cliffs in the Salta region, Quebrada del Toro, Argentina (D2X6609.jpg)

Hostile hyper arid plain of the central Atacama desert (DSD0937-hostile-atacama-desert.jpg)

Black and white photo of sand dunes of Pica at sunset (DSE0728bw.jpg)

Cliffs of Rio Loa canyon with volcano San Pedro in the background. Atacama desert near Calama. (D5C3683.jpg)

Sand dunes near Iquique, Atacama Desert Chile (D8B1989.jpg)

Geologist hiking through the interior hyper arid landscape of the Atacama Desert (D2X5663.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of Taira in the Rio Loa Valley, Atacama rock art (D2X4295.jpg)

Gravel road at the coast of the Atacama Desert near Antofagasta (D2X4626-atacama-coastal-gravel-road.jpg)

Cerro de la Pena with lagoon and flamingos, Llullaillaco National Park in Chile (atacama76.jpg)

Giant salt pillars in Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (atacama92.jpg)

Two men fishing at the beaches of the Atacama Desert (D2X5407.jpg)

San Pedro volcano with cacti at cerro de las papas (D5C3695.jpg)

Drilling machine in an underground copper mine in Chile (D7D5145.jpg)

Panorama of the city of Antofagasta with the coastline of Atacama desert, Chile (atacamacoast21.jpg)

Warning sign for land mines in Chile (DSC5500-mine-field-warning-sign-chile.jpg)

Man handpicking ripe olives from olive tree at Valle de Azapa (D5A1607.jpg)

Tourist in a cave formed by water erosion at Valle de la Luna in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (D2X3998.jpg)

Spanish arquitecture, Club Espanol in Iquique (D7C0298.jpg)

Camanchaca fog creeping over the coastal mountains of the Atacama desert, Chile (F2X8473.jpg)

Historic railway station with steam engines, Baquedano Atacama, Chile (D5B6143.jpg)

Dry desert creek in the mountains of Valle Rio Hurtado, Chile (D7C0910.jpg)

Volcan Copiapo, view from Salar de Maricunga, Altiplano Chile (F2X9453.jpg)

Cuesta del Chañar, road between San Antonio de los Cobres and Salta with colorful clay mountains, Argentina (D2X6596.jpg)

Colorful mountains near Putre, Chile (DSE8907.jpg)

Steam locomotives at historic railway station in Baquedano, Chile (DSC6078.jpg)

Evaporated lagoon after rain in Atacama desert, Chile (D5A1510.jpg)

Waste water river from a mine in the Atacama desert, Chile (DSCN5700.jpg)

Coastal cliffs near city of Antofagasta at La Portada (E2X7394.jpg)

Colorful rock layers at Allanes Canyon, near Putre (D5A2564.jpg)

Modern building with desert mountains in the background. City of Antofagasta, Chile (E2X6672.jpg)

Eroded clay mountains on the eastern side of the Andes in Argentina with giant Cardon cactus (D2X6600.jpg)

Tombs in the grave yard of Pamap Union, Ex oficina salitrera, Atacama Chile (D5B6098.jpg)

Ventifacts are rocks polished to sharp edged pyramids by wind and sand (D7A0276.jpg)

Aerial photo of Valle de la Luna salt formation, San Pedro de Atacama Chile (D2X3193.jpg)

Dikes at cerro Vetado near Chanaral (DSF0079.jpg)

Church of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, Atacama Chile (D5C3483.jpg)

Miners working by hand in a small underground copper mine (DSC5664.jpg)

Pacific Ocean at the coast of Chile: covered by typical clouds of inversion layer (DSC4871.jpg)

Cuesta de Lipan, valle Humahuaca Argentina (D2X6750.jpg)

Cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis ssp. pasacana), Quebrada Humahuaca, Argentina (D2X6734.jpg)

Sunset at the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert, rocks and waves. (D7B7415.jpg)

Valle de la muerte, San Pedro de Atacama (atacama93.jpg)

Freshly harvested black olives in bucket, Azapa Chile (D5A1626.jpg)

Detail of old steam locomotive at Baquedano railway station, Chile (DSC6083.jpg)

Ancient rock painting of whaling scene at El Medano (D2X4456.jpg)

Cerro Vetado in northern Chile, aerial view of a mountain criss crossed with numerous dykes (DSC6624.jpg)

Tourists walking along crest of the big sand dune, Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama (D2X3921-valle-luna-dune-with-people.jpg)

Rock boulders in the hyper arid Atacama Desert near Antofagasta, Chile (D7A4727.jpg)

Desert landscape with sand dunes of Pica and mountains. Atacama desert, Chile (DSE0762.jpg)

Photographer Gerhard Hüdepohl at work in the Chilean Atacama desert (DSC6961.jpg)

Large sand dune near Copiapo, Atacama desert Chile (D7D5692.jpg)

Aerial view of smelter at Antofagasta La Negra industrial area (DSC3711.jpg)

Cardon cacti in the canyon of Rio Puritama, Atacama desert near San Pedro (D8A8535.jpg)

Mudcracks in a dry riverbed of Atacama desert, Pan de Azucar National Park, Chile (D2X8812.jpg)

Sand dunes of Pica at sunset (Duenen2.jpg)

Cerro Casliri, volcanic mountains with different tones of brown colors, near Salar de Talar in the chilean altiplano (DSE1677.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of Taira, Rio Loa valley, Atacama rock art (D2X4319.jpg)

Rubbish dump between Copiapoa cacti at the Atacama coast near Taltal (D5B7410.jpg)

Aerial photo of Antofagasta city, coastline and coastal mountains, Chile (DSC8880-antofagasta-aerial-photo.jpg)

Sulfur fumaroles of Lastarria volcano, Chile (D8B1362.jpg)

Evening at Pacific coast (atacamacoast10.jpg)

Aerial view of colorful mountains in the Andes, south east of Copiapo (DSC8884.jpg)

Sand dunes of Pica, Atacama Desert, Chile (D7A6777.jpg)

Beach of Isla Damas, Atacama desert Chile (D7B7230.jpg)

Atacama desert landscape with cactus at Pan de Azucar National Park (D2X8694.jpg)

Sunset at gypsum crystal lagoon of Puquios de Salar de Llamara, Iquique, Atacama. (D7A6897.jpg)

Atacama fault, cracks an trenches in the ground from earthquakes near Salar Grande (D5A9020.jpg)

Fishing boats at the port of Antofagasta, Chile (F2X8525.jpg)

Ripe black olives hanging on a tree in Azapa valley, close-up. (D5A1623.jpg)

Garbage dump with old shoes and bottles at an historic nitrate mining site in Atacama desert, Chile (G2X0434.jpg)

Sand dunes are not very typical for the Atacama desert in Chile (D8B1888.jpg)

Geology of Chile: folded rock sediment layers in the Atacama desert (DSC5829.jpg)

Giant Cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis), Puna de Atacama, Argentina (D2X6744.jpg)

Train with tank wagon crossing the desolate Atacama desert, Chile (D2X2944.jpg)

Crest of a sand dune near Copiapo, Atacama Chile (D7D5699.jpg)

Four volcanoes are reflecting in Laguna Lejia, Lascar, Pili and Aguas Calientes. (E2X0055.jpg)

Panorama of Atacama desert mountains with signs of water erosion (E2X7913pano.jpg)

El Tatio Geyser, Chile (D5B5793.jpg)

Hazy mountain ranges near Atacama coast of Antofagasta (atacamacoast25.jpg)

Sharp rock edges are visibly eroded by wind action. Atacama desert (DSD0996.jpg)

Chalcopyrite or Fool's Gold is a copper iron sulfide, found in Chile (DSC4337.jpg)

Arid Atacama desert landscape of Valle de la Luna, Chile (E2X7229.jpg)

Typical coastal fog in desert coast of Atacama (Camanchaca1.jpg)

A desert landscape like a painting, Salar de Aguas Calientes, altiplano of Chile (DSE1680.jpg)

Evening at a hyperarid part of Atacama Desert near Cerro Paranal (atacama79.jpg)

Mine tailings in the Atacama desert in Chile (DSCN5770.jpg)

Long straight paved desert road near Taltal, Atacama desert, Chile (DSE7395.jpg)

Rock cliffs at La Portada national monument near Antofagasta (F2X8423-la-portada-antofagasta.jpg)

Giant mining truck in a copper mine in Chile (DSC4710.jpg)

After a rare rain in the Atacama desert a lagoon has formed. (D5A1288.jpg)

Fragments of blown truck tire at the Panamericana highway, Ruta 5 in Chile Atacama desert (D2X8298.jpg)

Desertic landscape with mountains of Pan de Azucar National Park, Atacama Chile (DSE7915.jpg)

The night sky above the Atacama desert is known to be extremely clear and dark, perfect for star gazing. (D5A3048.jpg)

Two children playing, Andean village Purmamarca (D2X6708.jpg)

Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs, ancient rock art of the Atacama desert in Chile (D8A9093.jpg)

Wind polished rocks are called ventifacts or Windkanter, Atacama desert (D7A0278.jpg)

graphical photo of Pica sand dune with ripple (D7A6785.jpg)

Person looking at the amazing prehistoric rock engravings at Taira, Rio Loa (D5C3603.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of whale hunting, Quebrada Izcuna. (D5D2889.jpg)

Rubbish dumps in the historic sites of tne Nitrate epoch in the north of Chile (D5B6111.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of Taira in the Rio Loa valley of the Atacama desert, Chile (D2X4291.jpg)

Salar Grande near Iquique is an important salt mining site, Atacama desert Chile (D5A8957.jpg)

Coastal Atacama desert in evening light, view from cerro Paranal (DSC7920.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings and engravings at Taira, Rio Loa (D5C3611.jpg)

Rock formation La Portada at the Pacific coast cliffs of Antofagasta were formed by erosion (atacamacoast09.jpg)

Lluta valley near Arica. In the background the Nevados de Putre (D5A1887.jpg)

Ancient rock paintings of Taira in the Rio Loa Valley, Atacama rock art (D2X4292.jpg)

Panamericana Highway crossing the Atacama desert (E2X1518.jpg)

Colorful mountains of Valle de la Luna or Moon Valley near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (D2X3944.jpg)

Atacama fault at Sierra Remiendos between Antofagasta and Taltal (D2X2245.jpg)

Sand dunes of Pica in Chile (Duenen1.jpg)

Snail shells at the Pacific coast of Chile (D2X8746.jpg)

Old rusty car wrecks in the Atacama Desert, Chile (DSC7764bw.jpg)

Hazy mountain ranges near Atacama coast of Antofagasta (DSC5495.jpg)

Waves splashing at the beach, Pacific coast of Atacama Desert in Chile (D2X5560.jpg)

This rock presents sharp edges that are caused by eolic erosion (DSD0988.jpg)

Fossilized whale vertebra, Atacama desert, Mejillones Chile (D7A0976.jpg)

Animitas are a common at chilean road sides. They mark a place where some suffered a fatal accident. (D2X8519.jpg)

Strong geological rock folds in Andes mountains near La Serena. (D5B8291.jpg)

Coastal fog seen from above with cactus at the desert coast (CamanchacaAbend.jpg)

Dense semitropical rainforest with epiphytes, Jujuy Salta Province Argentina (D2X6696.jpg)

Prehistoric rock engravings and paintings of alero Taira, Rio Loa valley. (D5C3608.jpg)

Detail of old railway steam engine in Atacama desert, historic train station Baquedano (DSC6082bw.jpg)

Atacama Desert with Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds (D7D3791.jpg)

Ice crystals on a small river in the Altiplano (D7C8404.jpg)

Panorama of mountains in Pan de Azucar National park with vegetation after a rain, Atacama Chile (DSE7921pano.jpg)

Man collecting kelp or algae at the coast of Atacama Desert Chile (D7C2693.jpg)

Containers in the harbour of Arica, Chile (D5A1845.jpg)

Antofagasta, view with ocean and coastal desert mountains (E2X2039.jpg)

Crest of a sand dune with sand ripples, Atacama desert near Iquique (D8B1997.jpg)

Historic railway station with steam engines, Baquedano Atacama, Chile (D5B6139.jpg)

Green copper mineral, Atacamite, a typical mineral of the Atacama desert (DSC4347.jpg)

The night sky above the Atacama desert is known to be extremely clear and dark, perfect for star gazing. (D5A2971.jpg)

Beautiful wild rocky coast of the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (D7D0271.jpg)

Funny advertisement: a cow on a billboard sign in the Atacama Desert (E2X1531.jpg)

Rock boulders in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert (atacama18.jpg)

Atacamite and other copper minerals, typical minerals of the Atacama desert in Chile (DSC4317.jpg)

Snow covered Licancabur and Juriques volcanoes (D8A8775.jpg)

Ancient rock painting near Taltal showing marine mammals, seals. Atacama desert quebrada el Medano (D2X4426.jpg)

Chalcopyrite is a common mineral of copper (D7D4847.jpg)

Ruins of historic nitrate processing plant Santa Laura near Iquique (E2X1453.jpg)

Presencia Tutelares, sculpture from Juan Diaz Fleming (E2X1537.jpg)

Wooden cross at historic grave yard in the desert near Copiapo, Atacama desert (D7D5594.jpg)

Dry coastline of Atacama Desert south of Antofagasta (atacama-coastline-panora.jpg)

Marine wildlife is abundant on the rocks at the Atacama Desert Pacific Coast (D2X2734.jpg)

Men in front of a wooden house, village in northern Chile (D2X8333.jpg)

Evening at the Pacific coast of the Atacama Desert (D2X4657.jpg)

Rio Loa is the longest river of the Atacama desert in Chile, forming a green oasis in the desert canyon. (D2X4285.jpg)

Clouds in waves over Atacama Desert (E2X7617.jpg)

Sand dunes of of Pica, Atacama Desert, Chile (DSE0755.jpg)

Aerial photo of Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama (D2X3211a.jpg)

Eroded clay mountains on the eastern side of the Andes in Argentina with giant Cardon cactus (D2X6601.jpg)

Atacama desert landscape near Copiapo with mountains and sand dunes (D7D5764.jpg)

Large Coca Cola advertisement in the Atacama Desert on a hill slope (E2X1541.jpg)

Aerial view of Atacama Desert coastline south of Antofagasta (Air-Kueste3.jpg)

Detail of Atacama desert sand ripples, Chile (desert-sand-ripples.jpg)

Windkanter in the Atacama desert, Chile (DSD0994.jpg)

Salar Grande near Iquique is an important salt mining site, Atacama desert Chile (D5A8958.jpg)

Jeweller artisan at work producing handicraft in San Pedro de Atacama (D8A9014.jpg)

Aerial view of smelter at Antofagasta La Negra industrial area (DSCN3003.jpg)

Remote plains of the arid Atacama Desert, Chile (E2X7276.jpg)

Colorful mountains near Putre (DSE8906.jpg)

Dead cactus at the coast of Atacama Desert, Pan de Azucar (deadcactus.jpg)

Church of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, Atacama Chile (D5C3481.jpg)

Cemetery of Oficina Salitrera in the northern Atacama Desert (D5A8455.jpg)

A human figure in the Atacama desert, Geoglyphs of Chug Chug ancient desert art (E2X1425.jpg)

Child's grave at cemetary of the Oficinas Salitreras in the Atacama desert, Chile (D5B6094.jpg)

Giant mining truck in a copper mine in Chile (DSC4706.jpg)

Dramatic clouds at sunset, view of a high mountain down to the Pacific ocean, Atacama coast (D7C0534.jpg)

Valle de la Luna at San Pedro de Atacama, cordillera de la sal. (D2X3938.jpg)

Ancient anthropomorphic figure rock painting "el senor de los camelidos" en Rio Loa, Calama (D5C3728.jpg)

Beautiful evening light, Sand dunes with shadows and light, Pica, Atacama Desert (DSE0712.jpg)

Atacama desert with rocks that were polished and shaped by wind action (DSD0989.jpg)

Aerial photo of Atacama Desert mountains near Antofagasta, evening light (D7C6209.jpg)

Archaeological site in the Atacama desert where arrowheads were made (atacama-arrowhead-site.jpg)

Mud cracks, dry cracked earth in river bed of Atacama desert, Chile (D2X8814.jpg)

Aerial photo of Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama (D2X3211.jpg)

A can sandblasted by desert sand and wind (D8B2017.jpg)

Cactus covered mountain slope in Valle Elqui near La Serena, Atacama Chile (D7C0930.jpg)

Historic Polvoria railway viaduct, Tren a las Nubes in Argentina, Salta (D2X6324.jpg)

Cardon cacti in a canyon near San Pedro de Atacama (D8A8493.jpg)

Old railway locomotive with grafiti, Baquedano Chile (D5B6144.jpg)

Panorama of Pica sand dunes, Atacama desert Chile (DunesPanorama1.jpg)

Two fishermen landing their catch of the day at the village of Huasco, Atacama Desert coast (D2X8399.jpg)

Human foot prints in the desert sand of Valle de la Luna, Atacama desert Chile (D2X3917.jpg)

A stack of pure copper cathode plates on a truck for transport (D7C6324.jpg)

Destruction of historic sites by uncontrolled rubbish dumps. Oficina salitrera in Chile. (D5B6113.jpg)

Ruins of a railway station building in the Atacama Desert (D7D5578.jpg)

Wind and sand have eroded this rock in the Atacama desert. Ventifact. (DSD0997.jpg)

Aerial photo of Valle de la Luna salt formation, San Pedro de Atacama Chile (D2X3190.jpg)

Pan de Azucar Island at sunset, coast of Atacama in Chile (atacamacoast06.jpg)

Lagoon of gypsum crystals in Salar de Llamara, Atacama desert Chile (D7A6873.jpg)

Detail of old church door made from cactus wood and leather stripes. Chiu Chiu (D5C3495.jpg)

Valle de la Luna salt formations after sunset (D8A8787.jpg)

Granite surface eroded by wind and sand (D7C7835.jpg)

Sand dunes of the Atacama Desert near Copiapo, Chile (D7D5687.jpg)

Snow covered volcanoes Licancabur and Juriques illuminated by impressive evening light (D8A8782.jpg)

Old underground nitrate mine from the Salitrera epoch in the Atacama desert, Chile (D5A8476.jpg)

Beautiful light on perfect sand dune landscape of the Atacama desert (D8B1991.jpg)

Evening light at Valle de la Luna or Moon Valley near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (D2X3952.jpg)

Clouds in waves over Atacama Desert (E2X7616.jpg)

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