I lived in Antofagasta from age 2 to 4 and visited many times during my teens, one of the most beautiful sightings is the flowering of the desert. Very hard to forget those vast patches of purple.
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I was joking with my wife that we should move to Arica for the climate - it looks about perfect, with no rain and moderate temperatures. She likes things like 'trees' and 'grass' though, so ... no deal.
You will get trees in Arica the closer you get to Valle de Azapa, but probably not what your wife is looking for.
Santiago would be quite what you are looking for. Plenty of trees and grass :)
Seconded, it barely rains now and it has plenty of trees and parks (in the east side of the city though).
The nice thing about Chile, like California or Italy to some degree, is that you just go further north or south to change the climate settings. I am not sure living there is in the cards for us, but I would love to visit.
Ping me if you ever want to visit. I'll help you make a personalized plan.