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The fishing town of Caldera is one of the few coastal population centers in the southern Atacama Desert.
Mark Johanson/for the Chicago Tribune
The fishing town of Caldera is one of the few coastal population centers in the southern Atacama Desert.
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The remote southern half of the Atacama Desert in Chile is patchwork of salt flats, mountains and surreal scenery.