Chile News » Atacama News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Mummified parrots point to trade in the ancient Atacama desert
News channel or source: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/769279
Published on: Sunday 28 March 2021
Ancient Egyptians mummified cats, dogs, ibises and other animals, but closer to home in the South American Atacama desert, parrot mummies reveal that between 1100 and 1450 CE, trade from other areas ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: The Most Martian Desert On Earth: The Atacama Desert In Northern Chile
News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannarandall/2025/12/17/the-most-martian-desert-on-earth-the-atacama-desert-in-northern-chile/
Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. The Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) near San Pedro de ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Dark Embrace
News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-chile-atacama-desert-astronomy-light-pollution/
Published on: Thursday 20 June 2024
When Eduardo Unda-Sanzana arrived in Chile’s Atacama Desert to teach astronomy, the darkness was disorienting. The remote location of the small observatory at Catholic University of the North made it ...