Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes of north Chile's Atacama Desert. It is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of the country.

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to one of the world’s richest copper belts, though the inhospitable enviroment makes it challenging to explore and develop. The exceedingly dry, high-altitude ...

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...

Editor's note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' health for Saturday, March 22. For the latest news, view our story for Sunday, March 23. Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for ...

Malinin, 20, is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition − a milestone for a sport in which jumps have played an increasingly ...

Ilia Malinin didn’t list the quadruple Axel on his list of planned jump content going into Saturday night’s men’s free skate at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. He submitted to ...

Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community died in the January 2025 collision, while 18 lost their lives in the 1961 crash in Europe D Dipasupil/FilmMagic Peggy Fleming, a 1968 Olympic ...

(Johnny Simon/WSJ, Abaca/Sipa/AP, Planet Labs, AFP/Getty Images) Costs are spiraling at Neom, Saudi Arabia’s planned desert metropolis. Early work on the futuristic project, anchored by an ...

A Southern California desert compound built by a Gucci heiress is now available to rent for $28,000 a month. Located in Palm Desert, about 25 miles south of Palm Springs, the home was bought and ...