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on the bust of Juan Pachín Vicéns that former PPD mayor
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66:Coordinates
1648:Categories
1497:Morrillito
1367:La Guancha
1253:Las Justas
1054:Ensenadita
1019:La Guancha
1009:El Malecón
830:Capitanejo
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1565:Jacaguas
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1049:Carrucho
1034:Pelícano
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1530:Bayagán
1482:Ratones
1477:Cardona
1469:Islands
1069:Museums
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