Patagonian Desert

Patagonian Desert, spanning 673,000 km² across Argentina and Chile, is the largest desert in the Americas and one of the windiest places on Earth. Its arid steppes, sculpted by relentless winds (reaching 100 km/h), feature scrublands, salt flats, and dramatic Andean foothills. Despite frigid winters and minimal rainfall, guanacos, rheas, and hardy shrubs thrive. A land of solitude and extreme weather, it inspired Darwin’s studies and now draws adventurers to its untamed, otherworldly landscapes.