Wild male Andean Condor in flight, Torres del Paine, Chile

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Torres del Paine National Park was created in 1959 and declared part of the international Biosphere Reserve Network by UNESCO in 1978. The Paine Massif is a small mountain system completely independent of the Patagonian Andes Range. It was formed 12 million years ago when granite pluton pushed through a crack in the Magellan's basin

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Torres del Paine, Chile
Photo credit: © Chris Howarth/Chile / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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