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373:References
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307:Tamaulipas
224:Autopistas
689:Highways
459:Archived
182:Location
1559:GUA 10D
632:9 March
621:KGBT-TV
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328:Padilla
277:Spanish
187:Country
130:Jiménez
117:La Coma
309:, and
191:Mexico
56:Length
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