Friday, June 22, 2007

 

Chichen Itza, Mexico, Lodging

Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico (20°40`N, 88°34`W) built by the Maya civilization. Chichen contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, stages, markets, baths, and ballcourts.

The Yucatán has no above-ground rivers, so the fact that there were three natural sink holes (cenotes) providing plentiful water year round at Chichen made it a natural spot for a center of population. Two of these cenotes are still in existence, the most famous being the legendary Cenote of Sacrifice, which was sacred to the Maya rain god Chaac. Offerings of jade, pottery, and incense were thrown into the great well as offerings to Chac, and occasionally during times of desperate drought a human sacrifice -- however there is no confirmation in either ancient chronicles nor the archeological dredging of the cenote to confirm the lurid tales of some tour guides claiming that great numbers of beautiful, young, virgin women were regularly cast into the well. The Sacred Cenote was long a place of pilgrimage Yucatán.

In 1839 United States travel writers Benjamin Norman, followed the next year by John Lloyd Stephens, visited and published accounts of the ruins of Chichen Itza. Various other expeditions made further examinations of the ruins in the following decades. In 1901 the United States Consul to Yucatán, Edward H. Thompson bought Chichen Itza (as the ruins had no protected status then) and moved there with his Maya wife, and spent some 30 years doing amateur archeology there, including dredging the first artifacts out of the Sacred Cenote.

In 1924 the Carnegie Institution and Harvard University began a 20 year excavation project directed by Sylvanus G. Morley, which included restoring two sides of the Castillo. In 1961 the Sacred Cenote was dredged more thoroughly by Mexico`s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). In the 1980s INAH excavated some additional buildings and restored the other two sides of the Castillo.

Chichen Itza is today a World Heritage Site and is a very popular tourist destination; it is the most visited of the major Maya archaelogical sites. Many visitors to the popular tourist resort of Cancún make a day trip to Chichen Itza, usually with time to view only a portion of the site.


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Chihuahua, Mexico, Lodging

The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has a population of about 718,551. The predominant activity is light industry, in the form of maquiladoras.

The city of Chihuahua offers a lot of places for the tourist, among others there are the cathedral that is from the XVIIIth century, the palace of governemnt from XIXth century, and the townhall from XIX-XXth century. The city offers the service of a touristic trolley el tarahumara, that is a kind of special bus that goes around all the main museums and monuments in the downtown, including parks like the Central Park: El Palomar, a big park that has a collection of monuments despicting three doves and a monumental spear flag, that makes all Mexicans proud of their nation.

There is also a very important square in the downtown that displays fountains, green spaces and a collection of monuments showing local heroes. The main monument in the so called Plaza mayor is the Ángel de la Libertad monument that was built in 2003 representing the freedom of all Mexicans specially Chihuahua`s people, it was inaugurated durying the fechas patrias in September 15th of the same year. The monument has a laser light that is lighten by the sword, the monument is also capable of rotate 360° over it`s base, allowing the laser to light all the skies of the city.


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Cholula, Mexico, Lodging

Cholula is a city in the Mexican state of Puebla. The official, though little used, full name of the city is Cholula de Rivadavia. The city of Cholula is divided into two municipalities San Andrés Cholula and San Pedro Cholula which are considered to be part of the conurbation of the city of Puebla. Cholula is located about 15 km west of the city of Puebla, at an approximate elevation of 2135 meters (about 7000 ft) above sea level. The population of San Pedro Cholula is somewhat fewer than 100,000 people, and the population of San Andres Cholula, slightly less than 50,000.

Cholula is most famous as the site of the Great Pyramid of Cholula, the largest man-made structure by volume in the world. As part of the Puebla urban area, Cholula is famed locally for its lively night life. Its town centre and zócalo area are filled with a wide range of bars and restaurants that are popular with young people from local areas and especially from the nearby UDLA university.

Cholula, or in Nahuatl Chol?ll?n, was an important city of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, dating back to at least the 2nd century BC, with settlement as a village going back at least some thousand years earlier. Cholula was a major center contemporary with Teotihuacan and seems to have avoided, at least partially, that city`s fate of violent destruction at the end of the Mesoamerican Classic period. Cholula thus remained a regional center of importance, enough so that, at the time of the fall of the Aztec empire, Aztec princes were still formally anointed by a Cholulan priest in a manner reminiscent, and perhaps even analogous, to the way some Mayan princes appear to have come to Teotihuacan in search of some sort of formalization of their rulership.

At the time of the arrival of Hernán Cortés Cholula was second only to the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) as the largest city in central Mexico, possibly with a population of up to 100,000 people. In addition to the great temple of Quetzalcoatl and various palaces, the city had 365 temples. During the Spanish Colonial period, however, Cholula was overtaken in importance by the nearby city of Puebla.


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Thursday, June 21, 2007

 

Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, Lodging

Ciudad del Carmen Inutil is a city in the south west of the state of Campeche, Mexico. Ciudad del Carmen is located on the south west of Carmen Island, which stands in the Laguna de Términos on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2003 the population was estimated at 132,400 people.

The city is nicknamed The Pearl of the Gulf. Ciudad del Carmen was a small city mostly devoted to fishing until the 1970s when oil was discovered in the region; since then it has grown and developed substantially. The city could long be reached only by ferry boats called pangas; this changed with the construction of a causeway bridge to the mainland in the 1980s and another one in the 1990s before the term of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari ended.

This border area at the western edge of the Yucatán Peninsula was previously part of the state of Yucatán, then of Tabasco; since 1863 it has been part of the state of Campeche. In 1840 the city had a population of about 7,000.

The city is also the seat of the state of Campeche`s Carmen municipality, which includes the city and the surrounding area. In 1999 the population of the municipality of Carmen was 181,566 people.


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Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Lodging

Ciudad Juárez (also known simply as Juárez) (2000 population 1,142,354) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. It is the major port of entry and transportation center of north central Mexico and the fifth largest city in the country. It is a growing industrial center, with numerous maquiladoras (assembly plants).

Ciudad Juarez was founded as El Paso del Norte (the Northern Pass) in 1659 by Spanish explorers, seeking a route through the southern Rocky Mountains. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established the Rio Grande as the border between Mexico and the United States, separating the settlements on the north bank of the river from the rest of the town.

Ciudad Juarez again served as a provisional Mexican capital during the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution, when forces loyal to opposition candidate Francisco I. Madero, led by Pancho Villa, seized the city on 20 November 1910. The scene of intense fighting for a decade, Juárez recovered during the United States Prohibition era (1919–1933) as an entertainment center. Juárez continued to attract tourists from the southwest USA during the 1940s and 1950s, with its bars, nightclubs, brothels, bullfighting, and shopping.


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Ciudad Obregon, Mexico, Lodging

Ciudad Obregón (locally known as Obregón) is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated 576 km south of the state`s border with the U.S. state of Arizona at 27°29`N, 109°56`W. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.

The city, previously named Cajeme, takes its name from Mexican Revolutionary Álvaro Obregón, a native of nearby Huatabampo, Sonora. Álvaro Obregón became president of Mexico after the Revolution and initiated an agricultural revolution in the Yaqui Valley, introducing modern agricultural techniques and making this valley one of the most prosperous agricultural regions in the country. Renowned U.S. agronomist Dr. Norman Borlaug, the architect of the `Green Revolution` worked here after successful developments in increasing the resistance of wheat. For his efforts he was later awarded the Nobel Prize.

A lifestyle that combines traditional and modernism with the opportunities of economic growth. Located in the heart of the Yaqui Valley, Ciudad Obregon stands out among tourists for its modern urban design and the comforts of a medium sized city, where cultural traditions and the advantages of contemporary living mesh to create an atmosphere of well being and productivity, of fun and security. It offers all the services for the modern tourist and business traveler; as well as the necessary infrastructure for meetings, symposiums, and all type of academic and business reunions.

On foot or by car, the visitor experiences the pleasure of enjoying a city with broad straight streets where everything is near: hotel services, restaurants that serve the freshest and most exquisite meats and sea food, shopping centers, medical services with state of the art technology, university campuses, sport hunting, long nights in the city`s nightspots that are packed on the weekends an above all, the hospitality of a population of 500 thousand people that are distinguished by having one of the highest education levels in the country. That`s Ciudad Obregon, a young city barely 78 years old, proud of its Yaqui roots and of its immigrants that in the early 20th century came from Europe and the United States brought by the promise of a kind and fertile valley where they intermingled with the population come from the mountains and other regions of Mexico. From these origins arises a hard working and peaceful community that has created a wide spectrum of options to please its visitors.


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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

 

Ciudad Valles, Mexico, Lodging

Ciudad Valles is a city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is the second largest city in the state. It is located at around 21°58`N, 99°1`W.

The Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has an area of 62,848 km² (24,266 mi²). It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, bordered by the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Zacatecas.


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Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Lodging

Ciudad Victoria (also known simply as Victoria) is the capital city of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located in the middle of the state and covers an area of 1638 km². In 2003 the estimated population was about 261,000 people.

Ciudad Victoria was founded on October 6, 1750 with the name Villa de Santa María de Aguayo by José de Escandón y Helguera. On April 20, 1825, the town was elevated to the status of city, and was given its current name in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.

Toward the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the city began undergoing a number of modernizing changes. In 1890, a railroad was completed that passed through Ciudad Victoria on its route between Monterrey and Tampico. Several major highways were also completed during the 20th century, pushing Ciudad Victoria toward national importance.


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Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Lodging

Coatzacoalcos is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Coatzacoalcos River. Coatzacoalcos comes from an indigenous word meaning `Site of the Snake` or `Where the snake hides`. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.

The city is located at 18°09`N 94°26`W. It is connected by road and rail to the Pacific Ocean about 160 km away. This location has prompted plans for an interoceanic waterway or a much expanded railroad system for over a century. The municipality covers a surface area of 471.16 km² and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 267,212.

Although it is not known when the site was first inhabited it was already considered a provincial capital by the Olmecs. In 1522, Hernan Cortes orders Gonzalo de Sandoval to fund a settlement near Guazacualco. Sandoval named it Villa del Espíritu Santo. It was elevated to the category of Port in 1825 and the name changed to Coatzacoalco. In 1900 the name was changed to Puerto Mexico to make it easier for foreigners. In 1911 it was elevated to City, and in 1936 the name was changed to the current Coatzacoalcos.

Coatzacoalcos became a very important crossroads during the oil boom of the Seventies, connecting the Yucatan Peninsula and oil fields in Campeche to the rest of Mexico and to the Port of Salina Cruz in the Pacific. The industry is dominated by the petrochemical sector. Four big industrial petrochemical complexes are located near the city (Pajaritos, Cosoleacaque, Morelos and Cangrejera) making it one of the most important concentrations of its kind in the world. The state-owned Pemex Petroquímica is headquartered in Coatzacoalcos and 85% of its production is concentrated here.


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Coba, Mexico, Lodging

Coba (Cobá in the Spanish language) is a large ruined city of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located about 90 km east of the Maya site of Chichen Itza, about 40 km west of the Caribbean Sea, and 44 km northwest of the site of Tulum, with which it is connected by a modern road.

Coba is located around five small lagoons. A series of elevated stone and plaster roads radiate from the central site to various smaller sites near and far. These are known by the Maya term sacbe (plural sacbeob). Some of these causeways go east to the Caribbean coast, and the longest runs over 100 km to the west to the site of Yaxuna. The site contains several large temple pyramids, the tallest, known as Nohoch Mul, being 42 meters in height.

A number of longer sacbeob, radiate out from Coba to other Maya sites in the area, the longest being over 100 km long, running west to the site of Yaxuna. Coba is estimated to have had some 50,000 inhabitants (and possibly significantly more) at its peak of civilization, and the built up area extends over some 80 square km. The site was occupied by a sizable agricultural population by the 1st century. The bulk of Coba`s major construction seems to have been made in the middle and late Classic period, about 500 to 900, with most of the dated hieroglypic inscriptions from the 7th century. However Coba remained an important site in the Post-Classic era and new temples were built and old ones kept in repair until at least the 14th century, possibly as late as the arrival of the Spanish.

Knowledge of this expansive site was never completely lost, but it was not examined by scholars until the 1920s. John Lloyd Stephens mentioned hearing reports of the site in 1841, but it was so distant from any known modern road or village that he decided the difficulty in trying to get there was too daunting. For much of the rest of the 19th century the area could not be visited by outsiders due to the Caste War of Yucatán. The site remained little visited due to its remoteness until the first modern road was opened up to Coba in the early 1970s. As a major resort was planned for Cancún, it was realized that clearing and restoring some of the large site could make it an important tourist attraction.

The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology & History began some archeological excavations in 1972 directed by Carlos Navarrete, and consolidated a couple buildings. At the start of the 1980s another road to Coba was opened up and paved, regular bus service begun, and a small Villas Archeologicas Hotel was opened up by the Club Med (with its own electric generator, since the village at Coba was otherwise without electricity). Today there is a resident population of 1,167 (2005 census).

Coba became a tourist destination shortly thereafter, with many visitors visiting the site on day trips from Cancún and the Riviera Maya. Only a small portion of the site has been cleared from the jungle and restored by archaeologists. Local guides are available at the entrance to the site, as well as bicycle rentals to get to some of the farther ruins within the archaeological zone. Coba, like all archaeological sites in Mexico open to the public via INAH, is free to visitors on Sundays and national holidays.


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Monday, June 18, 2007

 

Colima, Mexico, Lodging

Colima is a state in western Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima, Colima.

Colima is a small state, sharing a border with the Mexican states of Jalisco to the north and east, and Michoacán to the south. To the west Colima borders the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the state`s main cities include Manzanillo and Tecomán. The state has an area of 5,455 square km, with a population in 2005 census of 567,996 people.

Colima is one of the oldest cities in Mexico, after Veracruz, and Mexico City. The Colima airport is located in the municipality of Cuauhtemoc. Avolar, Aerocalifornia and Aerolitoral all offer service.

Following the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Spanish conquistadors were quick to reach the west coast. Colima`s native king (Spanish: Rey Colimán) organized the defense of his kingdom against the Spanish. In 1523 the conquistador Gonzalo de Sandoval founded the first Villa de Colima in Caxitlán, near modern-day Tecomán. However, poor settlement conditions resulted in the founding of the Villa San Sebastián de Colima in what is now the city of Colima. The new location provided a better climate, lands better suited to cultivation, and proximity to mining.


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Cozumel, Mexico, Lodging

Cozumel (Mayan: Island of the Swallows) is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico`s Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is one of the eight municipalities (municipios) of the state of Quintana Roo and the easternmost municipality in Mexico. Cozumel is a popular tourist destination renowned for its scuba diving. The main town on the island is San Miguel.

The island is about 48 km (30 miles) north-south and 16 km (10 miles) east-west, and is the largest island of Mexico. It is about 20 km (12 miles) from the mainland, and some 60 km (36 miles) south of Cancún. Nearly everybody in Cozumel lives in the town of San Miguel (pop. 71,401 in 2005), which is on the western shore. The rest of the island is low, flat, and densely vegetated.

Scuba diving is still Cozumel`s primary draw, mainly due to the healthy coral reef marine communities. These coral reefs are protected from the open ocean by the island`s natural geography. In 1996, the government of Mexico also established the Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park, forbidding anyone from touching or removing any marine life within the park boundaries. Despite the importance of healthy reefs to Cozumel`s tourist trade, a deepwater pier was built in the 1990s for cruise ships to dock, causing damage to the reefs, and it is now a regular stop on cruises in the Caribbean.

To this day a historic festival is held in the small town of El Cedral, in the south of Cozumel Island at the end of April. This annual event is said to have been started over 150 years ago by Casimiro Cárdenas. Cárdenas was one of a group that fled to the island from the village of Saban, on the mainland, after an attack during the War of the Castes. The attackers killed many other villagers, but Cárdenas survived whilst clutching a small wooden cross.

Legend has it that Cárdenas vowed to start an annual festival wherever he settled, to honor the religious power of this crucifix. Today, the original Holy Cross Festival forms part of the wider Festival of El Cedral, which includes fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music and competitions. The celebrations last about 5 days in all and are held every year at the end of April or beginning of May.


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Cuernavaca, Mexico, Lodging

Cuernavaca is the capital city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city, whose original name was Cuauhnahuac, is also the municipal seat of the municipality of Cuernavaca. Cuernavaca is located about 85 km. (50 miles) south of Mexico City on the M-95 freeway. It is known as ``the city of eternal spring`` because of its consistent 27 °C year-round weather. Cuernavaca is truly in the heart of Mexico, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful and culturally rich regions of the country.

Cuernavaca has always been a popular vacation destination for people from the Mexico City valley, from the Aztec kings, to the Spaniards and now the rich and famous. The opportunity for interesting side trips are many, all being within only a couple of hours drive, at most, from the capital. Many sights, from populous Mexico City to 18,000 feet volcanoes are a short distance from the heart of the city.

Cuernavaca is a favorite spot of people the world over for its historical interest, its striking scenery, its colorful life, and its delightful climate. The terrain is hilly and the streets are narrow and quaint. A wide variety of activities is available with all of the normal services of a modern city. The city bus system is economical and easy to use. This condition has added historical value to the city. The city has examples of ancient Aztec and Tlahuica cultures and of colonial buildings such as the Palacio de Cortés. Cuernavaca has historical sites from the Revolution, workshops of important artists, and more.

The city has a number of language schools and has, for more than 25 years, been hosting visitors from around the world for the learning of the Spanish language.


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Culiacan, Mexico, Lodging

Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán. With 745,532 inhabitants, it is the 15th largest city in the country.

The city is located in a fertile valley where the Tamazula River and Humaya River rivers meet to form the Culiacán River, and is located 54 m above sea level. It is placed in the center of the state with almost equal distant to the other urban centers of the state: Los Mochis to the north, and Mazatlán to the south.

The tourism industry in Culiacán has grown considerably in the last decade from a small number of hotels and small jet airport to a busy international fishing and hunting destination for thousands of tourists every year. Culiacán has a very active nightlife and social scene.

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Guadalajara, Mexico, Lodging

Guadalajara is a large city in the Western-Pacific region of Mexico. Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco. During the Colonial era, Guadalajara became the capital of Nueva Galicia and after the Mexican War of Independence it became the capital of the Intendencia of Guadalajara. Guadalajara is the second oldest city in México (Charles V gave Guadalajara that title after being founded), and is consequently full of ancient buildings.

Catedral Metropolitana de Guadalajara, located on Avenida Alcalde (the main street), is the most important icon of the city, and seat of the Catholic Church in the State. Plaza de Armas: (Arms Square) On the south side of the Cathedral, is the main square and has been the scene of many important moments in Mexican History. Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres: Located on the North side of the Cathedral, serves as a mausoleum for the most important politics, writers, artists and teachers born in the city. Plaza de La Liberación: (Freedom Square) On the East side of the Cathedral, serves as a multi-purpose location for outdoor shows, political campaigns and all sorts of cultural events. It receives its name from the fact that Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla abolished slavery while he was on the Palacio de Gobierno on the south side of the square. It`s surrounded by the Teatro Degollado, Palacio de Gobierno, Cathedral, the School of Music, the Church of Saint Agustin and the Supreme Court. Teatro Degollado: (Degollado Theater) Named after the Governor who ordered its construction, it`s the most important cultural reference on the city, built during the government of President Porfirio Díaz because of the lack of a proper city Theater. It hosted some of the most important events and parties of the pre-revolutionary Guadalajara, during the Mexican Belle-Epoque. Plaza Fundadores: (Founder`s Square) Behind the Teatro Degollado, it is the spot where the spanish gathered to found a new city they called Guadalajara; nowadays it serves as a reminder of the city`s Spanish heritage.

Teatro Diana: (Diana`s Theater) Formerly known as Cine Diana (Diana movie theater), it fell out of business in the 70`s and was left abandoned until in 2000 the Universidad de Guadalajara bought it and rebuilt it to create the largest theater in the city. Expo Guadalajara: Another building owned by the University, it is the largest and most modern multipurpose area. Every year in November it hosts the FIL (International Book Fair), and in April it hosts Papirolas (a children-oriented fair). It`s located a few blocks from Plaza del Sol, Guadalajara`s World Trade Center and across the street from the Guadalajara Expo Hilton.

Plaza del Sol: (Sun`s Plaza) The largest outdoor mall in the city, it`s located on one of the main economic centers of the city. Torrena: Located next to Plaza del Sol, it will open in 2007 as the largest commercial and cultural center in the city. The Minerva: A monument on the center of a fountain, with an oversized calendar made out of flowers, it welcomes tourists coming from Zapopan, and guards the Arcos de Guadalajara, one of the main entrances to the city, located on Avenida Vallarta. The main figure is a giant representation of Minerva with full armor on, holding a spear and a shield with Medusa`s Head. It also becomes the hotspot where Football (Soccer) fans (both young and old) converge whenever the Mexican National Team or the local Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara score a key victory.

Galerias Guadalajara: Finished in 2004, it`s the largest, most modern shopping mall in the city. It`s frequented by the young social elite (several high-class neighborhoods are located in the area) and emulates American shopping malls and holds multiple brands of clothing, food and home accessories.

Tianguis Cultural: An outdoor market where `diversity` is the keyword. People form all different backgrounds (mostly teenagers) gather outside the Agua Azul (a local park) and sell their artifacts (mostly handmade) for all kinds of social groups. Dolls, posters, clothes, accessories, cd`s, dvd`s, body jewelry and even tattoos are easily bought and traded here. Frequented mostly by the middle-class, almost everybody can find something unique to buy and scene or clique differences are not an issue.


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