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Torres del Paine National Park, ChileAt the end of 2017 my wife and I made a trip to Chilean and Argentinean Patagonia. The natural beauty of the places we visited was the highlight of the trip. My concept of grandeur and natural beauty has changed drastically after visiting Torres del Paine National Park. I've never seen such beauty anywhere else I've visited.
Photograph and caption by Victor Lima, 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year

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ByFrancis Rivera
May 04, 2018
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Captions were written and submitted by the photographer.

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