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Deserts are a great place to visit in winter

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 Famous Places

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Despite what you
might think,
the desert is not
a dead place
without life...
And it's not empty
and boring!
(Do these places look boring?)

 The driest desert in the world--Atacama in Northern Chile and Peru--gets less than ½ inch or 1¼ cm of rain each year!
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Plants

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 The word Arid means dry, like a desert, and is used when talking about land.
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