The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

(page 1428, this issue) analyzed DNA isolated from bone marrow of mummies excavated from the Atacama desert in north Chile. People buried in cemeteries of this region were naturally mummified by ...

The Atacama Crossing is a 155 mi (250 km) six-stage foot race held in the Atacama desert in Chile. It is a self-supported ultramarathon, which means that runners have to carry their clothes, equipment ...

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which is home to some of the oldest mummies in the world, as per chile.travel. Foodies are also encouraged to try Azapa olive bread, a beloved local staple. The Atacama desert, which fringes the ...

Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes of north Chile's Atacama Desert. It is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of the country.

The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago. Chile’s up ...

A mountain of discarded clothing in the Atacama desert is being sold for the “price of shipping” in an apparent fightback against the “racist and colonialist” dumping of unwanted clothing. The Atacama ...

But contrary to popular belief they weren't the first. The Chinchorro people from Chile's Atacama Desert are thought to be the first some 7,000 years ago - pre-dating the Egyptians' by 2,000 years.

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study ...