The current event, however, seems to be favoring “pata de guanaco”, a purple flower that doesn’t need a lot of water and thrives in sandy sites. At its peak, a desert bloom can feature up to ...

A relative of the now-domesticated llama, the guanaco -- Patagonia's largest land vertebrate -- roams the plains of Torres del Paine. Guanacos live in groups, usually a single dominant male ...