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Valle del Aconcagua and Cerro Aconcagua

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The Valle del Aconcagua is the major E-W running valley of central Chile. It is intensively used for agriculture. The glacierized summit in the background is Cerro Aconcagua (6962 m), standing entirely on the territory of Argentina beyond the main divide of the Andes.