沙漠是地球上最令人难忘的景观。有时我们认为它们是巨大的空白空间,使我们的人类精神相形见绌,但这种观点与事实相去甚远。事实上,沙漠充满了色彩和对比——沙丘和平原之间有山脉和泻湖,它们往往充满了生命,资源丰富。他们的人民具有非凡的智慧和耐力、智慧和幽默;他们的节日和聚会充满了色彩和活力。这个新的、独家的六集系列探讨了这些沙漠现实如何与我们的感知不一致,并更深入地观察了空虚中存在的截然不同的生活。通过参观阿塔卡马沙漠(横跨智利和秘鲁)等地,沙漠与生命有助于我们重新了解这些巨大而多样的土地,阿塔卡马荒漠拥有白色的盐盆、翡翠色的泻湖、熔岩流和蓝色、红色和紫色的山脉。
Deserts are the most haunting of all the Earth's landscapes. Sometimes we think of them as vast empty spaces that dwarf and test our human spirit, but that view couldn't be farther from the truth. In reality, deserts are full of colour and contrast - there are mountains and lagoons among the dunes and plains, and they often teem with life and are rich in resources. Their peoples have remarkable qualities of ingenuity and endurance, wisdom and humour; their festivals and gatherings full of colour and energy. This new and exclusive six-part series looks at how these desert realities are at odds with our perceptions, and takes a closer look at the disparate life that exists in the emptiness. By visiting places like the Atacama Desert - which spans Chile and Peru - and boasts white salt basins, emerald-coloured lagoons, lava flows and blue, red and purple mountains, Deserts And Life helps to re-inform our knowledge about these enormous diverse stretches of land.