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MERIDA, the capital city of the Yucatán Peninsula, was once said to house more millionaires than any other city thanks to the abundance of the soughtafter agave plant henequen a fibrous plant used to create strong rope, twine and sacks. At the turn of the 20th century, the region's wealth boomed when the price of henequen reached an all-time high.
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