AMERICAS -- Ancient mining site uncovered in Chile's Atacama

Of all the deserts in the world, the Atacama in northern Chile is the most desolate. Little or no measurable precipitation is recorded annually. There are vast stretches where not a single blade of vegetation, a thorn of scrub brush...

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