Some medium-sized cities—such as Curitiba and Florianópolis in Brazil, Toluca and Mérida in Mexico and Medellín in Colombia—are starting to show more dynamism than the urban behemoths.

一些中型城市——比如巴西的库里提巴和弗洛里亚诺波利斯，墨西哥的托卢卡和梅里达，哥伦比亚的麦德林——正在开启展示比那些大型城市更加活跃的经济。

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Paul, a longtime friend of mine who is a musician and songwriter, was coming from Toluca Lake.

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Police said organised crime is thought to be involved in the Toluca killings.

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The suspects were detained in the city of Toluca, around 60km west of Mexico City, carrying a number of guns.

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