Inside the ALMA residencia

Inside the newly-completed ALMA residencia, which serves as accommodation for staff and astronomers visiting to study the Universe with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). The residencia is located at an altitude of 3000 meters, still about 2000 meters below ALMA itself, which sits on the breathtaking Chajnantor Plateau. The residencia offers many leisure facilities, including a library, lounge and spa with a gym, swimming pool and sauna, providing a relaxing environment to balance the harsh desert surroundings for the residents, many of whom have irregular working hours and night shifts.