Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members ...

AS night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn ...

Most Atacama ... the region. In the Finca de Chañaral valley, Roberto shows us rock paintings made by the desert tribes. Spanish colonial rulers paid less attention to the desert, but Chile ...

The Atacama Desert is huge, covering about 40,500 square miles. La Mano del Desierto is just 75 kilometers south of Antofagasta. It’s a cultural highlight for those exploring Chile’s secrets.

The facilities operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are located in the Chilean commune of Taltal, in the Antofagasta Region, on the Paranal Hill in the Atacama Desert, 130 ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile, Jan 28 (Reuters ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on ...

Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness ...

Carolina Panozo travels everywhere with plants and animals from her native region of Antofagasta in the Atacama Desert of ...

A massive power blackout has led to a state of emergency, affecting key regions and causing widespread disruptions ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy ... Saturday 13th of April, 2024. Antofagasta, Chile. SQM, a Chilean chemical company, has been operating there since the 1980s.

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster. ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a ...