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Piedras Negras

[ pye-thrahs ne-grahs ]

noun

  1. a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.


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Lazaro Santos, 32, set up his coffee-truck business, Me Latte, in August 2020, offering signature flavors from his hometown of Piedras Negras, Mexico.

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The people of Piedras Negras took a liking to him; the women wanted to get acquainted with him.

The social affairs of Piedras Negras were sometimes on a fairly large scale.

Piedras Negras is a favorite crossing place, both for Mexican cattle thieves and 292 American outlaws.

His family were remaining for the night, but it had been necessary for him to return to Piedras Negras.

Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan, with possibly some undiscovered, follow closely in date.

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