1st Region: Lat: 18° - 21° Main Cities: Arica, Iquique.

Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m (97)

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north. (50)

Tree (4)

Shrub (10)

Perennial (14)

Annual (15)

Biannual (3)

Creeping Plant (1)

Cactus (1)

No info (2)

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light. (19)

Tree (1)

Shrub (5)

Perennial (6)

Annual (6)

Creeping Plant (1)

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light. (3)

Perennial (1)

Annual (2)

In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests) (2)

Annual (2)

Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca). (23)

Shrub (4)

Perennial (9)

Annual (6)

Bulb Plant (1)

Creeping Plant (1)

Cactus (1)

No info (1)