While sitting in the boarding area, probably totally drained and dejected, she saw us board our flight.

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European settlers drained many swamps when they began farming this area, resulting in a loss of wetland habitat.

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More than 1, 500 historic buildings dot the downtown area, and because the city was built atop a drained lake bed, some edifices , like the gravity-defying Ex-Teresa museum, a former 17th-century convent, are teetering like there is no tomorrow.

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