Use of Creeping Fog Water as a Non-Traditional Water Resource in Chile

Abstract

The Atacama Desert located between latitude 8° and 29° S and longitude 68° and 72° W is one of the most arid regions of the world. This northern and arid region of Chile runs 1600 km from north to south, with a width varying from 160 km to 350 km from east to west. The transverse topography from east to west, from the Pacific Ocean to the Andes Cordillera, shows marked altitude differences varying in a narrow strip of 250 km from sea level to 5000 m, with some Andean mountain peaks of almost 6000 m. [...]