Late Quaternary precipitation dynamics in the central Andes have been linked to both high- and low-latitude atmospheric teleconnections. We use present-day relationships between fecal pellet diameters from ashy chinchilla rats ...

Precipitation in northern Chile is controlled by two great wind belts-the southern westerlies over the southern Atacama and points south (>24 degrees S) and the tropical easterlies over the northern and central Atacama ...