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was paved. Large-scale home and mansion construction started. The area also featured monument construction and green areas; one is the Parque
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639:"Las 6 zonas más inseguras del DF"
502:María Ernestina Larráinzar Córdoba
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1100:Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
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889:Colegio Simón Bolívar (USB)
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902:Campus Ciudad de México
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949:Panamerican University
853:San Pedro de los Pinos
803:Ciudad de los Deportes
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395:Mexico City
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253:Ejes viales
233:Mexico City
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