Toconao, a community east of the salt flat, and some towns surrounding San Pedro de Atacama have reported experiencing water shortages. Every night, households in Peine have their water cut off to ...

Either way, for once you should pray for rain on your vacation, because water makes the salt flat even more incredible, turning it into a giant mirror of sorts. Story by Sophie-Claire Hoeller and ...

From diverse viewing points the massive salt flats may look like desert covered by water, snow, or just like scenic mountains and hills in some places. When ancient Lake Bonneville dried up ...