These giant cactii in the Uyuni salt plains grow at 1cm per year. This particular specimen is about 9m tall. That means it’s over 900 years old! It’s amazing that these plants can live for so long in such harsh conditions. High altitude, burning UV rays, low oxygen levels, extremely … more »
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Exploring the Atacama desert with Grado 10, part 4/4: El Tatio Geysers
Read: Exploring the Atacama desert with Grado 10, part 3/4: Cejar Lagoon It’s 4.30AM when we step out of our hotel to be picked up – by now, we’ve grown used to the magnificent starry skies at San Pedro de Atacama, but not any less impressed by them. As we … more »