Michail Belov, who runs ChileFlora.com, has recently (16 July 2011) posted a commentary on this year's winter rainfall in Chile. 2011 appears to be a good year to visit Chile for the blooming desert. http://www.chileflora.com/ Eugene Zielinski eez55@earthlink.net Augusta, GA USA > [Original Message] > From: andrew <andrew@avonia.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 7/7/2011 11:57:13 PM > Subject: [pbs] Atacama snow > > Some of you may have heard of the recent heavy snowfall (80 cm. or 30 inches > or so) on the Atacama desert recently. That is indeed a rare event. Coming > after a previous year where some parts of Atacama had exceptional rains, > this might make it an interesting time to go see some bulbs. But first, I > would like to see more specifics. > > Andrew > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/