The Arid Diagonal (Spanish: diagonal árida/arreica) is a contiguous zone of arid and semi-arid climate that traverses South America from coastal Peru in the Northwest to Argentine Patagonia in the Southeast, including large swathes of Bolivia and Chile. The Arid Diagonal encompasses a number of deserts, including the Sechura, Atacama, Monte, and Patagonian.
The Arid Diagonal (Spanish: diagonal árida/arreica) is a contiguous zone of arid and semi-arid climate that traverses South America from coastal Peru in the Northwest to Argentine Patagonia in the Southeast, including large swathes of Bolivia and Chile. The Arid Diagonal encompasses a number of deserts, including the Sechura, Atacama, Monte, and Patagonian.
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