Photo: Torres Del Paine National Park
Photo: Sunset over mountains and lake
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Sunset casts a rosy glow over granite peaks encircling a glacial lake in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Chile's prized jewel, the 598,000-acre (242,000-hectare) national park is a mosaic of landforms including soaring mountains, golden pampas, and grinding ice fields.
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