The Atacama Desert usually exists in shades of brown, but a wet winter caused the Chilean landscape to burst into a riot of color this October.

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A strong El Nino brought deadly rains to the South American country across their winter months, and natives around the arid plateau found themselves surrounded by a blanket of purple and pink as October came to an end.

The event occurs every five to seven years, according to The Daily Mail, but this year's blooms became the most impressive the region had seen in nearly two decades.

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"It occurred in a very particular way because we have not had such a large flowering in the past 18 years. In 2010 we had a long flowering but already this year, 2015, has surpassed all the previous ones," Rodrigo Ruiz, acting regional director of Chile's National Tourism Service, said, according to the International Business Times.

Scroll through the photos below to get a glimpse at the nearly 200 species that currently dot the landscape.

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