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183:99°09′04″W
180:19°27′16″N
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1137:El Sereno
1122:(current)
1072:Landmarks
1063:Zona Rosa
973:Hipódromo
953:Esperanza
896:La Merced
683:El Sereno
576:Buildings
552:Cuicuilco
488:Excelsior
471:20 August
293:, in the
216:Completed
99:June 2009
1331:Guerrero
1321:Doctores
1286:Balderas
1274:stations
1048:Tránsito
968:Guerrero
948:Doctores
913:Asturias
657:Formerly
417:Metrobús
390:carillon
366:Banobras
315:carillon
311:Banobras
281:and the
155:Location
1450:Schools
1426:Sevilla
1361:La Viga
1336:Hidalgo
1281:Allende
993:Morelos
938:Condesa
918:Atlampa
903:Algarín
810:Related
608:Perisur
598:Manacar
442:Reforma
380:Details
352:History
83:scholar
1431:Tepito
1386:Obrera
1356:Juárez
1043:Tepito
998:Obrera
983:Juárez
886:Centro
713:Nearby
224:Height
163:Mexico
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535:Areas
90:JSTOR
76:books
1013:Roma
988:Maza
473:2011
229:Roof
219:1962
211:1958
62:news
301:in
297:in
45:by
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388:A
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245:25
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