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Region in the southwestern United States in New Mexico and Texas
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The Llano Estacado is a region in the Panhandle of Texas. Notoriously flat and largely rural, the Llano Estacado (also colloquially known as the South Plains) is famous for its wide-open prairielands and unmolested expanses that harken back to the days when Texas was largely unexplored frontier. Anchored in its center by the modern metropolis of Lubbock, the Llano Estacado offers a taste of what outsiders might perceive Texas as: rough, tough and unrefined, but a few cosmopolitan surprises lurk just beneath its dusty, forlorn surface.
By car
The Llano Estacado is easily accessed by auto via Interstate 20 on the south and Interstate 40 on the north.S. highways 62, 70, 82, 84, 87, 380 and 385 also provide easy access to the area.
By bus
Greyhound operates major hubs in Lubbock and Plainview, and satellite stations in most South Plains towns with significant populations.
Commuter rail is nonexistent, therefore an automobile is essentially the only way to get around.
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Largest city in the Texas Panhandle, home of Texas Tech University and birthplace of rock n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly.
Abernathy is a city in the Llano Estacado region of Texas.
Brownfield is a city in the Llano Estacado region of Texas.
Lamesa is a city in the Llano Estacado region of Texas. It is heavy on the agriculture sector and gives off an authentic feel of provincial Texan life.
Plainview is a city in the Llano Estacado region of Texas.
A utopian project community planned by cereal magnate C.W. Post.
Snyder is a city in the Llano Estacado region of Texas. It was a very rough and tumble place in the early days after first being settled in 1878.
Wolfforth is a suburb of Lubbock, Texas.
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