Atacama Cactus

    Cacti of the Atacama Desert
    Eriosyce chilensis is a critically endangered cactus species of central Chile
    Yellow flower of Copiapoa cactus, Atacama desert Chile
    Eriosyce glabrescens is a small cactus that is growing mostly underground and hardly visible
    Three cactus species in one photo: Eriosyce paucicostata, Echinopsis deserticola and in the background Eulychnia taltalensis
    Copiapoa cinerea cactus at the Atacama coast near Taltal
    Copiapoa marginata near Llanos de Challe National Park
    Lichen covered cactus (Eulychnia saint-pieana) in the fog area of Pan de Azucar National Park, Atacama desert
    Red flowers of Old Man of The Andes cactus (Oreocereus leucotrichus) in full bloom
    The cactus in the fog oasis of Morro Moreno national park are heavily covered with many different species of lichens
    Corryocactus brevistylus with yellow flower, Putre
    Close up of giant flower of Echinopsis deserticola cactus, Atacama desert, Chile
    Eriosyce subgibbosa cacti with flower growing in a vertical rock cliff, Tongoy Chile
    Close up of Eulychnia breviflora cactus flower with native bee, Atacama Region
    Large cardon cactus forest on Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni
    A very old specimen of Eulychnia saint-pieana cactus at Pan de Azucar National Park
    Copao cactus with first flower (Eulychina breviflora), Atacama Region Chile
    Eulychnia cactus heavily overgrown with beard lichen, Pan de Azucar National Park
    Closeup of Copiapoa gigantea cactus at the coastal Atacama desert near Taltal, Chile
    Old Eulychnia cactus in Pan de Azucar national park
    Orange Copiapoa cactus (Copiapoa cinerea) in coastal Atacama desert of Paposo
    Coastal Atacama desert with Eulychnia and Copiapoa cacti near Taltal
    Eulychnia Cactus covered with lichens, evidence of humidity caused by coastal fog. Atacama Desert
    Detail of cactus spines (Echinopsis deserticola) central growing bud, Atacama desert
    Clump of Copiapoa dealbata cactus at Llanos de Challe National Park, Atacama
    Copiapoa Cactus (Copiapoa dealbata) grow in large clumps near the Atacama desert coast, Parque Nacioal Llanos de Challe, Chile
    Copiapoa calderana ssp. atacamensis cactus, Morro Moreno national park
    This almost invisible geophyte cactus (Eriosyce odieri) has the size of a coin and its major part is under ground
    Candelabre cactus (Browningia candelaris) in the Andes near Putre, Chile
    Giant Cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis) at Rio Puritama near San Pedro de Atacama
    Corryocactus in warm evening light, Atacama desert
    Eulychnia cactus near Taltal, coastal Atacama desert
    The coastal Camanchaca fog has covered the buds of Echinopsis deserticola cactus with water droplets
    Clumps of Copiapoa Cactus (Copiapoa dealbata) at the Atacama coast near Carrizal, Chile
    Dense habitat of Copiapoa cinerea cacti in the coastal mountains near Taltal, Chile
    Copiapoa cactus (Copiapoa cinerea) in Pan de Azucar National Park
    Fluffy cactus: giant Cardon (Echinopsis atacamensis paracana) in full bloom at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
    Eriosyce subgibbosa blooming cactus at the coast of central Chile
    Large cardon cactus forest on Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni
    Dense forest of giant cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis), Isla del Pescado, Salar de Uyuni
    Giant Cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis) in the Atacama Desert, Rio Puritama near San Pedro de Atacama
    Eriosyce chilensis, a very rare endemic cactus of the coastal Atacama desert
    Giant cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis) in the Andes of Chile, near San Pedro de Atacama
    Cardon cactus (Echinopsis atacamensis) blooming at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
    Eulychnia iquiquensis at Morro Moreno National Park near Antofagasta
    Close up of white cactus flower (Echinopsis deserticola), Atacama desert
    Copao cactus flower (Eulychnia breviflora), Atacama desert
    Colita de oveja (Eulychnia breviflora), cactus flower. Pan de Azucar National Park, Atacama desert.
    Giant Cardon cactus at Rio Puritama, Atacama desert near San Pedro
    Echinopsis cactus in Valle de Huasco near Freirina
    Detail of growing cactus spines (Echinopsis deserticola), Atacama desert
    Giant Candelabre cactus (Browningia candelaris) in the Andes near Putre, Chile
    Tunilla cactus (Miqueliopuntia miquelii) with pink flower, Atacama Region of Chile