THE MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI THAT SUSTAIN LIFE IN THE DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH: THE ATACAMA DESERT

As part of a long-term partnership with the Council of Atacameño Peoples (CPA), SPUN and the CPA undertook an expedition many months in the making—the Atacama Desert.
This desert gets the least precipitation of any on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it’s a barren land. Springing from its soils are many extremophilic plants that thrive in harsh conditions, and people who care for the land, protect it, and live off what it provides.