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Tacubaya

American  
[tah-koo-vah-yah] / ˌtɑ kuˈvɑ yɑ /

noun

  1. a former city in the Federal District of Mexico: now a SW district of Mexico City; national observatory.


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At Tacubaya Observatory, Astronomer Guillermo Haro patiently explained over & over that there was nothing to fear, that the comet would soon disappear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Swish-Swish In Dolores Cemetery, Tacubaya, Mexico, a white ghost made off with a tombstone, was surprised by a grave watchman.

From Time Magazine Archive

A stage runs daily from the city of Mexico by Tacubaya and the Desierto to the beautiful valley and city of Toluca.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.

Not in hundreds, as at San Anjel and Tacubaya, Tlalpam being at a greater and more inconvenient distance from the capital.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne

Both Tacubaya and San Angel can be reached almost any hour of the day from Mexico by tramway, the cars starting from the Plaza Mayor.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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