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City in Otero County, Colorado, United States
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La Junta is a town in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. It is notable to travelers as the nearest town to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, preserving an historically important locale along the Santa Fe Trail.
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Lots of authentic choices and good Mexican ambiance.
The daily Amtrak service Southwest Chief between Chicago and Los Angeles makes a stop-over here.
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Pueblo · Regional · PUB
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