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An utterly unique travel memoir about a gay expat searching an otherworldly place for a deeper understanding of his partner and his adoptive homeland.. Embark on an extraordinary odyssey through the heart of the world's driest nonpolar desert - the Atacama. In Mars on Earth, intrepid journalist Mark Johanson navigates this otherworldly terrain, a sliver of camel-coloured hills, windswept dunes, and desolate salt flats nestled between the Pacific's tumultuous waves and the towering Andes. Unfolding against the backdrop of Chile's 2019-2020 protests, Mark's journey begins in Santiago, unravelling a rich tapestry of human resilience and passion that fuels a nation's desire for change.. As he traverses 1,200 miles of alien landscapes, Mark climbs to the Andean altiplano's dizzying heights, explores the Pacific's kelp forests, and ventures onto a lithium-rich salt flat threatened by progress.
About the Author
Mark Johanson is an American travel writer based in Santiago, Chile. He has authored a dozen LonelyPlanet guidebooks, mostly covering the United States, Latin America and Southeast Asia. His journalism appears in publications such as Newsweek, GQ, The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Men's Journal, Bloomberg, Vox, CNN, BBC and a variety of travel and in-flight magazines. Learn more at www.markjohanson.com
