During last winter, intense and unexpected rains were registered in the northern areas of Chile. This has triggered thousands of plants to flourish in the driest and sunniest desert in the world, such as the Atacama Desert.
This is a phenomenon that normally has a cycle of about five to seven years, but that is becoming more recurrent due to the presence of the phenomenon of El Niño. How can so many types of species flourish and endemic fauna develop in a desert?
Extraordinary phenomenon
This phenomenon attracts thousands of tourists. And it is that seeing a desert with a completely flowered soil is not something common. Some experts point out that in this year 2017 could be appreciated the most spectacular flowering of the last decades given that the amount of rainfall in the north has allowed a growth of a fairly dense flora and vegetation.
For a flowering of this level to occur, it must not only rain, but also gradually increase temperatures throughout the spring so that it does not damage the growth and development of the plants.
Atacama Tourism
The rains that were recorded during the month of May in the Atacama region are what have led to the emergence of this multicolored carpet. The flowery desert is undoubtedly one of the most appreciated postcards by tourists who come to the extreme north regions in these months, an attraction that has not yet been fully understood and that science has not been able to fully explain.
This phenomenon is called by the locals «desert miracle»And is used by merchants and the tourist offer to promote other customs and attributes of the territory. Among the places they can offer are national parks, crystalline seas, protected natural areas and dream landscapes.