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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20161228053859|340" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 6: Institución Educativa Río Blanco" pageid="288" revid="345" old_revid="0" rcid="348" timestamp="2017-01-04T00:58:48Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 5: Institución Educativa Río Blanco" pageid="287" revid="344" old_revid="0" rcid="347" timestamp="2017-01-04T00:56:55Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 7: Escuela Rural El Retiro" pageid="286" revid="343" old_revid="0" rcid="346" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:27:38Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 7: Colegio Integrado La Granja" pageid="285" revid="342" old_revid="0" rcid="345" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:27:22Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 7: Colegio Rural El Novillero" pageid="284" revid="341" old_revid="0" rcid="344" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:26:58Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 6: Colegio Integrado La Granja" pageid="283" revid="340" old_revid="0" rcid="343" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:25:59Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 6: Escuela Rural El Retiro" pageid="282" revid="339" old_revid="0" rcid="342" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:25:39Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="UPI 6: Colegio Rural El Novillero" pageid="281" revid="338" old_revid="0" rcid="341" timestamp="2016-12-28T13:25:01Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>