Atacama Desert is commonly known as the driest nonpolar place in the world, especially the surroundings of the abandoned Yungay town (in Antofagasta Region, Chile). The average rainfall is about per year, although some locations, such as Arica and Iquique, receive in a year. Moreover, some weather stations in the Atacama have never received rain. Periods up to four years have been registered with no rainfall in the central sector, delimited by the cities of Antofagasta, Calama, and Copiapó, in Chile. Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall from 1570 to 1971. The Atacama Desert may be
Sport in Chile Senior Division of Chile (DIMAYOR) is the professional league which involves twelve teams, and the current champion is "Club Liceo Mixto de Los Andes". Basketball is played mainly in the south part of the country, generally at the university level. Unlike football, basketball has South American men's titles at various levels, and a world women's basketball sub-championship. Chile was third in world men's basketball in 1950 and 1954. At the club level, Thomas Bata was the champion of "Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones" in basketball in 1967 — the only South American Pacific Coast club with this achievement. Cricket has