A wild valley in Chilean Patagonia has been preserved for future generations and protected against logging, damming and unbridled improvement after a exceptional fundraising effort by native teams, the Guardian can reveal.
The 133,000 hectares (328,000 acres) of pristine wilderness within the Cochamó Valley was purchased for $63m (£47m) after a grassroots marketing campaign led by the NGO Puelo Patagonia, and the title to the wildlands was formally handed over to the Chilean nonprofit Fundación Conserva Puchegüín on 9 December.
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