PATAGONIA: A PARADISE FOR THE ANDEAN CONDOR Chilean Patagonia is a paradise for the Andean condor, one of the largest flying birds in the world that plays a central role in the cosmology of cultures across the Andes. With sheer cliffs where the condors can nest and raise their chicks safe from predators, high peaks to fly over, rich biodiversity providing ample carrion, and thousands of square miles of crucial habitat protected as national parks, it is no surprise that Patagonia is home to 70% o

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