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Did you know Chile stretches more than 2,600 miles from top to bottom but averages only about 110 miles wide? That skinny ribbon spans the world's driest desert in the north, glaciers and fjords in the south, and nearly every climate in between. Drive its length and you'll pass through deserts, vineyards, forests and ice.

Did you know parts of Chile's Atacama Desert have never recorded a single drop of rain? It's the driest non-polar place on the planet — so Mars-like that NASA tests rovers there. Its clear, dry skies also make it one of the best stargazing spots on Earth.