The Atacama desert is situated in northern Chile between the Loa River and the mountains isolating it from the Salado-Copiapó basins. It covers approximately 1,100 km and includes the city of Antofagasta and the Atacama region, which is home to the Atacama desert’s highest elevation, Ojos del Salado (6,893 meters). Moreover, the desert has an extremely unique climate, with a cool and exceedingly dry environment, due to this it has drastically low rainfall occurring only 2-4 times a century. Despite this, its average temperature is 65 F which is relatively low in comparison to other desserts. Like other desserts, the Atacama desert has a low biodiversity. This is because of its arid climate since not many animals or plants are likely to survive. However, Darwin’s leaf-eared mice and Roughly 550 species of ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants can be encountered. Overall, the Atacama desert is one of the many remarkable and unique places that make Chile the diverse country that it is.