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Late afternoon sunlight reflected off the Caleufu River (Rio Caleufu) in Neuquen Province, Argentina. The valley is located in the Patagonian Steppe ecoregion (temperate grasslands of Patagonia) in Argentina. © Bridget Besaw

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