" Cardon grande" (Echinopsis atacamensis), Atacama. Alt. 3800 m., Chili.

echinopsis atacamensis trichocereus pasacana landscape mountain puna hyperarid desert cordillera chile group overview summit aridity concept endemic andes mountains atacama desert perennial plant near threatened species iucn) nt blue sky october echinopsis cactus echinopsis atacamensis trichocereus loneliness nobody atacama plateau landscapes panorama panoramas mountains hyperarid deserts true deserts true desert cordilleras groups overviews global sight global sights full length summits peak summit peaks summit mountain peak mountain peaks mountainpeak mountain top mountain tops mountaintop mountaintops dry arid aridities concept dries endemics endemic species cordillera de los andes las cordilleras de los andes long lived plants multiannual plant multiannual plants long lasting plant long lasting plants long lived plant perennial plants perennials perennial blue skies good weather nice weather isolated isolation isolations lonesome solitaries solitary seclusion seclusions with nobody puna de atacama area lawn and alpine meadow desert mountain range landform earth's crust south america america enumeration shot species particularity species altiplano plateau growing cycle low risk iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species sky meteorological phenomenon meteorology science cactaceae caryophyllales dicotyledoneae angiospermae spermatophyta / phanerogamae tracheophyta embryophyta chlorobionta archaeplastida eukaryota cactus echinopsis echinopsis sp cactaceae / cactus caryophyllales order dicotyledon flowering plant spermatophyte flora individual