You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: The Most Hellish Place on Earth Contender #1: The Atacama Desert
Friends of mine went here a few years back and were stunned by the raw beauty of the place. For me, deserts are massively under-rated.
I saw a documentary on the Atacama once, and it showed a system where nets are strung between poles on the mountainsides. The fog condenses on the nets, is caught by guttering beneath, and then channeled down to the villagers to use. Ingenious and simple.
I love the desert so much- it's where so much of my heart really dwells.
And that's a super cool msthod of gathering water!