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"In central Chile, not far from where the Andes Mountains meet the Pacific
Ocean, a vast swath of pristine wilderness is changing hands under the most
unusual circumstances.
Roberto Hagemann, a Chilean businessman who owns the 325,000-acre property, has
agreed to sell the land to his longtime adversaries, a band of upstart
environmentalists who spent years thwarting his efforts to develop the
property.
The price: $63 million.
It is a landmark transaction that will preserve some of the most ecologically
significant territory in South America. Known as Hacienda Pucheguin, the
property is surrounded by national parks and is cut by wild rivers, forests of
ancient Alerce trees and the Cochamó Valley, a cathedral of towering granite
walls popular with rock climbers around the world.
The deal is also a case study in modern-day conservation. At a moment when
ecologically sensitive lands are under threat around the globe, it takes a
unique confluence of legal, financial and political resources — plus a bit of
luck — to protect them from relentless development."
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