Antofagasta Region average rainfall in the Antofagasta is just per year. From the coast, east to the Chilean Coast Range, is the south-central part of the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world. Further to the east, it is part of the less arid Central Andean dry puna ecoregion. The surroundings of abandoned Yungay town have been named the driest place in the world. Most of the population lives on the coast in Antofagasta and Mejillones, or in Calama, Chile in the interior, the hub of the mining industry and the home of a large part of its work force. In
Best in the Desert Various events have different classes of racing vehicles. (Marc Stein) Class Champion 10 times www.aceuniforms.com Ford Expedition Ford F150 Ford Explorer Winner of the Nevada 2000 and 30 other BITD Races Best in the Desert The Best In The Desert (BITD) Racing Association is an American desert off-road racing association. It is operated by Casey Folks and it is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. BITD runs the Vegas To Reno, the longest off-road race in the United States, and since 2012 is the sanctioning body of the Mint 400. It has 9 events scheduled for the 2015 season (2015