The Atacama Desert which enters southern Peru is the driest desert in Peru followed closely by the Sechura Desert.
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
The Peru Current, also known as the Humboldt Current, flows from the tip of South America to northern Peru. It passes by the Atacama Desert which is the driest non-polar desert on Earth.
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
Some scientists argue that the driest desert is the Antarctic Desert, others that the Atacama Desert deserves that honor. However, the Atacama is the closest to the country of Peru and the northern parts of that desert cover the southwestern part of that country.
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina. It is tied with Antartica as the driest desert on earth.
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
The Atacama Desert, located in parts of Chile, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia, is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others consider the Antarctic Desert to be even drier.
Chile. Peru, Bolivia and Argentina all have parts of the Atacama Desert which is considered by many to be the driest desert in the world. Others say that the Antarctic Desert deserves that honor.
The Atacama Desert is located in the Andes mountains. It is one of the driest deserts in the world, spanning parts of Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
La Guajira Desert - a desert in northern ColombiaPatagonian Desert - the largest desert by area in the Americas, located in Argentina and ChileAtacama - a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on EarthSechura Desert - a desert located along a portion of the northwestern coast in Peru, South AmericaMonte Desert - in Argentina, a smaller desert above the PatagonianPeruvian Desert- in Peru and Chile
The diest desert in the world is Anarctica which is not in Latin America. It is closely followed by the Atacama Desert which is located in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia.