Culture & Society
Photos: Wildflowers Bloom in the Atacama Desert
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty An aerial view of patches of blooming wildflowers in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, seen on September 18, 2026 Javier Torres / AFP / Getty People look at a carpet of…
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
An aerial view of patches of blooming wildflowers in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, seen on September 18, 2026
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
People look at a carpet of flowers blooming in the Atacama Desert on September 18, 2026.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A car passes through a flower-covered area of the Atacama Desert on September 18, 2026.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A view of cactus amid the blooming wildflowers
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A Chilean flag stands among wildflowers near Copiapó.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
An aerial view of a bloom of growth in the Atacama
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
Blue wildflowers in bloom
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A view of the Atacama Desert on September 17, 2026
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A wildflower emerges from cracked earth in the Atacama Desert.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
Hills covered with patches of blooming wildflowers
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A field near Copiapó, seen on September 18, 2026
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A close view of purple wildflowers in bloom
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
The sun sets over the Atacama Desert on September 17, 2026.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
A rainbow appears at sunset.
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty
An aerial view of the full arc of a rainbow over the Atacama Desert, seen on September 17, 2026
A spell of unusually wet weather preceded the flowering shown in the photographs, according to the source material. AFP photojournalist
Javier Torres made a recent visit to Chile’s Atacama Desert, documenting the landscape there in bloom after that wet period.
Source & Attribution
This One Place News story was acquired from theatlantic.com. OPN retains the source link and provenance for newsroom review.
Filed Under
Culture & Society