Question

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Explanation:

Analyze the question

The question asks: "¿Por qué tardan unas dos horas para llegar al Parque de El Calafate?" (Why does it take about two hours to get to the Park from El Calafate?).

Locate relevant text

We look for keywords like "dos horas" (two hours) and "El Calafate" in the text.
The text states: "Está muy bien indicado a 50 km de El Calafate. Una vez visto el estado de la carretera hay que calcular unas dos horas."
This translates to: "It is very well signposted 50 km from El Calafate. Once you have seen the state of the road, you have to calculate about two hours."

Evaluate the options

Using Spanish Reading Comprehension, we evaluate the given choices:

• Option 1: "porque el estado de la carretera no es bueno" (because the state of the road is not good). This directly relates to "el estado de la carretera" determining the two-hour travel time for a relatively short distance of 50 km.
• Option 2: "porque hay muchos lagos" (because there are many lakes). The text mentions lakes, but not as the reason for the travel time.
• Option 3: "porque hay mucha gente" (because there are many people). The text does not state this.

Formulate the explanation

The text links the travel time of two hours for a 50 km distance directly to "el estado de la carretera" (the condition of the road). Therefore, the correct option is the first one.

Answer:

• porque el estado de la carretera no es bueno (Correct answer)
• porque hay muchos lagos
• porque hay mucha gente