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Valle de Putaendo and Aconcagua

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Flight Santiago de Chile - Antofagasta. Estero Guayacán, a tributary to the Río la Ligua, is shown in the central foreground, whereas the valley of Río Putaendo appears in the centre of the photo. The glacierized summit behind is Aconcagua (6961 m). It stands entirely on the territory of Argentina beyond the main divide of the Andes.