#Atacama

• Alma — A proper feminine given name widely used internationally, originating from Latin where it means 'nourishing' or 'kind', or from Hungarian where it means 'apple'. In contemporary science, ALMA is the acronym for the 'Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array', the largest and most expensive ground-based radio telescope in the world, located in the Atacama Desert of Chile; it is also the name of a historical river in the Crimean Peninsula.
• Antofagasta — A major port city and municipality in northern Chile, located on the Pacific Ocean coast and serving as the capital of the homonymous region. Structurally situated at the edge of the Atacama Desert, this urban center is a fundamental economic pillar of the country, historically and globally recognized for its massive export of minerals (especially copper and saltpeter) and for its precision industrial and port infrastructure.
• Arica — A port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the homonymous province and the Arica and Parinacota Region, known as the 'City of Eternal Spring' due to its mild arid climate and famous for the mummies of the Chinchorro culture, the oldest artificial mummies in the world.
• Atacama — A coastal desert located in northern Chile, South America, extending along a long plateau situated between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. It is officially recognized as the driest desert in the world, excluding polar regions, being an essential site for global astronomy due to its extremely clear skies and high altitude, which hosts the largest terrestrial telescopes.