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and a walk of about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi), or a three-and-a-half-hour drive through
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Ministry of the Environment and the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP), Ausangate was finally established as one of three new Regional Conservation Areas. Government representatives made the announcement during the
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