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Luis Pérez Reyes The Atacama Desert receives rain only a few times a year. The intense sun and harsh conditions make plant and animal life almost nonexistent. That has left the desert virtually ...

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Every year, hundreds of racers from around the world gather in northern Chile with their all-terrain motorcycles, jeeps, ...

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