THE longest recorded drought took place in Calama, which is in the Atacama desert in Chile. For 400 years - between 1571 and 1971 - no rain fell.
The Atacama desert, found between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, is recognised as the driest place in the world. - Tell Me When?, Chancellor Press
The driest place on earth
THE longest recorded drought took place in Calama, which is in the Atacama desert in Chile. For 400 years - between 1571 and 1971 - no rain fell.
The Atacama desert, found between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, is recognised as the driest place in the world. - Tell Me When?, Chancellor Press
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