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Flowers Blooming in Chile's Atacama Desert – 'The Driest Place on Earth'

Benjie Batanes   |

Oct 30, 2015 08:08 AM EDT

The Atacama desert in Chile has acquired the undisputed title of being the "driest place on Earth". But early this year, a heavy downpour that lasted for 12 hours has turned the seemingly lifeless desert into a blooming flower garden.