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Las Piedras, Uruguay
city in Canelones Department, Uruguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Las Piedras is a city in Canelones Department in Uruguay. About 70,000 people lived there and it is part of the Greater Montevideo agglomeration.
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Las Piedras was founded in 1744.
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