The term LIKE THE ATACAMA can be summarized by three crossword solutions: ARID (4 letters), SERE (4 letters), and DRY (3 letters). The Atacama Desert is a desert located in South America, stretching along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru. It is one of the driest places on Earth, with some areas receiving no rainfall for decades. As such, the terms ARID, SERE, and DRY are all appropriate descriptors for the Atacama Desert, and thus for the term LIKE THE ATACAMA.