Only photos of the Atacama Desert can fully express its surreal beauty where words fail. Red rocks and sand sculpt shapes and landscapes found on other planets.

Ever dream of visiting other planets? In Chile’s Atacama Desert, lunar valleys, martian red canyons, and the world’s clearest views of the milky way bring the universe down to Earth.

“It’s Buenos Aires! Let’s just grab booze and hang out in the dog park,” I suggest to my date. Welcome to my initiation as a temporary Porteña: a Buenos Aires local.