When Americans look at a world map, it often displays the Americas in the center.

美国人看地图时，美国总是在地图的中心。

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Located along the picturesque Gulf Coast, Galeria Plaza Veracruz is a luxury Veracruz hotel directly connected to the Plaza las Americas mall and the World Trade Center.

坐落在风景如画的海湾，画廊广场韦拉克鲁斯州是一个直接连接到美洲广场购物中心的豪华韦拉克鲁斯酒店、世界贸易中心。

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Each group's story is important in the history of the Americas. However, it is perhaps the tribes of the center part of the United States that are most recognized.

每个部落的故事对于美国历史都是重要的，然而，也许最被公众认知的却是美国中部的那些部落。

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That view is challenged by Georgia State University professor Jennifer McCoy, who also serves as director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center in Atlanta.

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"(Chavez) has definitely given an identity and feeling of self-respect to people who felt invisible and ignored, " said Jennifer McCoy, director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center in Atlanta.

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The opposition was arguing that Maduro should have served both as interim president, without being sworn in, and vice president, said Jennifer McCoy, director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center and professor of political science at Georgia State University.

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Originally published at The Americas Report, a project of the Center for Security Policy.

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