Therefore, the only green plants that thrive in the coastal desert are those that are irrigated by small rivers that bring life - giving water down from high in the snowcapped Andes.
Tāpēc piekrastes tuksnesī pastāvīgi zaļo vienīgie tie augi, ko dzirdina mazās upītes, kuru iztekas atrodas sniegotajās Andu virsotnēs.