Latin America

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....snip....heavy rains in mid-August have caused thousands of flowers to bloom. This periodic phenomenon in Chile's Atacama Desert is known locally as desierto florido (flowering desert). And while it typically only happens every five to seven years, this bloom actually comes on the heels of a super bloom in 2015.[National Geographic 2017]



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