What is the sunniest place on Earth?

There is one location on Earth where you get about the same solar radiation as you would if you were on Venus, which is 28% closer to the sun. The Chajnantor Plateau in Chile has an altitude of 1,500 feet. The thin, broken clouds at this location can intensely focus the sun on the surface in a phenomenon called forward scattering. It’s like holding up a magnifying glass to the sun, increasing the radiation by 80%.