Cordillera Domeyko
Cordillera Domeyko, range of the Andes Mountains in northern Chile. The mountains rise to more than 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) and extend about 230 miles (370 km) between the Atacama Desert to the west and the Atacama Plateau to the east.
The western boundary of the Cordillera Domeyko is marked by rugged inland cliffs and a sharp topographic feature known as El Bordo Escarpment. The escarpment features the primary rock formations of the Purilactis Group, which makes up a significant portion of the mountain range. Notably, the Cordillera Domeyko is recognized as the mountain range with the world’s lowest humidity levels. The range is named in honor of Ignacy Domeyko, a renowned educator, geologist, and mineralogist who also founded the University of Santiago in Chile.