The Atacama Desert might be one of the driest places on the planet, but even this barren landscape can occasionally bloom into a sea of colorful flowers – and we won’t have to wait long until the next time it does. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Speaking to UPI , Jorge Carabantes, the head of protected areas at Chile’s National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), said that a desierto florido (desert bloom) is set to begin in the third week of September, peaking in October, before disappearing in the first half of November.

"We expect the blanket of flowers to stretch from the Totoral area in the north to Caleta Chañaral de Aceituno at the southern edge of the region,” said Carabantes.

The desert bloom phenomenon sees a

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