Imagining the Atacama Desert: A Five-Hundred-Year Journey of Discovery

by Richard Francaviglia

Widely regarded as the driest place on earth, the seemingly desolate Atacama Desert of Chile is a place steeped in intrigue and haunted by collective memories. This book, based on archival research and the author's personal field experiences, brings together the works of geographers, historians, anthropologists, botanists, geologists, astronomers, novelists, and others to offer a nuanced understanding of this complex desert landscape.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607816105
• ISBN13: 9781607816102
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.2"