Atacama Desert

It is hard to believe that anyone lives in the Atacama Desert, but they do, however, it is very hard for people to survive. The people there have adapted to the desert and are used to finding water that is very hard to find. Thousands of years ago, the desert was mostly inhabited by the "Atacameno" tribe. They were Native Americans and are said to have spoken the Kunza language. Only about 200 Atacameño people are still around today however, none of them know how to speak the Kunza language. The tribe is famous for their buildings.

Also, there are several cities along the coast where many people live as well as some smaller towns near active mines.

The Atacama is located within a dry region of the world, specifically near 35degrees N/S latitude..if you notice the earth every major desert of the world falls near the 35degree mark N and South including the Mojave, SOuth West, Sahara, Arabian, Atacama, Kalahari and Great Australian (Sandy) Desert.

Furthermore to make matters for the Atacama wose then these other locations, rain being carried west by the tropical low-pressure Amazon Basin begins to ascend the Andes to the Northeast of the Atacama. AS the wet weather moves west towards the atacama it is dropping the little water it has in the form of snow and rain on the eastern side of the mountains forming what is called a RAIN SHADOW, the west side of the Andes is now dry. This is also seen in the Gobi Desert as rain tries to scale the Hymalias and head north

The cold Humboldt Current gives the Atacama Desert its cool, mild climate. Fog formed because of the cold waters provides moisture that some plants and animals need to survive. It is also partially responsible for the extreme lack of rainfall in the desert.

rain shadow effect. its on the other side of the mountain. and on the other side (where the atacama desert is) there is a sea, the rain cant get over to the atacama desert, creating the desert.

If the Pacific Ocean were warmer in the area of the Atacama there would be higher evaporation rates and higher rainfall in the Atacama which would mean the desert would probably no longer be a desert. Another factor is that with warmer waters there would be less fish available for local fishermen to harvest.

The general flow of the atmosphere is from east to west in South America. As the moisture is forced up the high Andes Mountains it drops most of its rain and snow on the eastern slopes that feed the Amazon River and its tributaries. Since the moisture has difficulty crossing the mountains, the western side lies in a rain shadow and little to no precipitation occurs, forming the Atacama Desert.

The Atacama Desert is located in Chile and Peru with smaller parts extending into Bolivia and Argentina.

Copper mining in northern Chile is the major industry of the Atacama Desert.

The Atacameno Indians still number about 24,000 individuals according to one source but have been largely assimilated by the Spanish and Aymara cultures so few full-blooded individuals exist today and even fewer continue to live in the desert.

The area of San Pedro de Atacama is 23,438.8 square kilometers.

There are very few plants in the Atacama so it produces next to no oxygen.

In the northern parts of the desert there are some mining operations, especially copper. Nitrates were also an important resource until the 1940s. It is also an important place for observatories because of its low humidity, virtually no clouds or dust and low light, radio and air pollution.

Llamas and alpacas are both domestic animals and not found naturally in the Atacama Desert. Relatives, the guanaco and vicuna, do find a home on the fringes of the desert, however.

In ancient time, the tribes used rock, clay and sand for building shelters. Today they build homes out of whatever they have brought in from the outside by truck - bricks, cement, lumber, etc.

In the actual arid Atacama there are virtually no living microbes in the soil. It is completely devoid of life. The only decomposers are chemicals in the soil.

Atacama is the name of a large and very dry desert located mostly in northern Chile. I can find no mountain by that name.

Unless you live in a city or town with access to piped-in water and food deliveries, it will be very difficult to live without these necessities.

Yes, it is part of the proper name for the location. It should be capitalized.

Copper is the principal resource found in the Atacama Desert.

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Today the main source of income for Chile is the mining of copper in the Atacama Desert. Up until the 1940s the chief mineral mined in the Atacama were nitrates. The mines closed when a process was developed to produce nitrates by a chemical process that was less costly than mining.

Because of the lack of precipitation the variety of plant life in the Atacama is low. Plants are able to grown only in limited areas.

The Atacama Desert, located in Chile, is known for being one of the driest places on Earth, with some weather stations recording no significant rainfall for decades. Its unique climate has created an otherworldly landscape, characterized by salt flats, volcanoes, and stark rock formations. Additionally, the desert's extreme conditions make it an ideal location for astronomical observations, as its clear skies and high altitude provide excellent visibility. This combination of aridity and striking scenery makes the Atacama a fascinating natural wonder.

First off, the Atacama has a cool climate, unlike hot deserts. People live in the same type of home they might live in elsewhere. Water is either piped in or is delivered by an aqueduct. In very isolated areas in might be brought in by truck. Since virtually no food crops can be grown there, almost all food has to be shipped in from other locations.