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25:Curú Leuvú, Río de los Sauces
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976:References
920:Curú Leuvú
882:refers to
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817:Cipolletti
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789:Alto Valle
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615:Río Negro
608:Argentine
596:Patagonia
579:Río Negro
486:Discharge
411:Río Negro
407:El Cóndor
330:Río Negro
113:Patagonia
95:Río Negro
82:Provinces
75:Argentina
1153:El Valle
1068:, p. 14.
918:name of
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644:through
611:province
66:Location
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928:willows
916:Mapuche
892:Alfalfa
864:Chimpay
733:Valleys
648:to the
646:steppes
642:incised
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126:Neuquén
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868:Darwin
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109:Region
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896:maize
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