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Mesa del Contadero

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The Chihuahua Trail passed by the large volcanic mesa on the east bank of the Rio Grande, marking the northern end of the Jornada del Muerto, or Journey of the Dead Man. Contadero means the counting place, or a narrow place where people and animals had to pass through one by one.
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