Question #7
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"Some say Paine was an early settler. Others say the name comes from an
ancient Indian word meaning blue — hearkening to the intense blue of
the area's lakes. Whatever the name comes from or means, this is a
spectacular park, comparable to Yellowstone or Yosemite in the U.S.
Founded in 1959, Torres del Paine takes in 450,000 acres.
In 1978 UNESCO gave the park World Heritage status, recognizing it
as a biosphere especially worthy of international recognition."
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