Alto
Andino Nature Tours in the Atacama Desert Flora
Sampler: 3,000 masl, east of Arica
A
little-known phenomenon here at 18 deg S latitude is the flowering
desert that follows the Bolivian winter, which is actually the
austral summer. Confused? Yes, although this is the southern
hemisphere we have the rainy winter in February, then comes our spring
(or is it fall?) in March, April and May with wonderful desert
wildflowers popping
up all over. Photos taken in March and April after the rainy season just east of the
Atacama Desert, between 3,000-3,200m. Putre is nestled
at the base of cerro Taapaca, in the background of the photo at the
right.
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