The most important tool for a geologist in the Atacama is a 4X4 vehicle: Here is a UAZ Hunter Atacama Some data, pictures on the ground and how it works. The UAZ Hunter (Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod) is a real allterrain vehicle with a reduction gearbox, differential lock and 21 cm ground clearance. In the Atacama desert this vehicle is very useful and in a certain way it blends in harmoniously with the landscape. It is a beautiful vehicle. But it has its own character and needs special attention.