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Word: tehuacan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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Beyond the Mexican capital, the Inter-American Highway is paved for 165 miles to Tehuacan, after which it gradually degenerates from gravel to dirt to cow tracks. At Chiapas, 185 miles from Guatemala, it halts completely in a maze of mountains. From the Guatemala border to Guatemala City there are 310 miles of road, of which 192 are impassable in wet weather. From Guatemala City there is a fine gravel road for some 200 miles to San Salvador. Beyond lie 87 miles of dry-weather road, which trickles into nothing but a track with occasional good patches as it cuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Inter-American | 7/6/1936 | See Source »

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