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La Junta is a city in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population was 7,568 at the 2000 census. La Junta is located in southeast Colorado, on the Arkansas River east of Pueblo. La Junta is home to two well-known museums: Bent's Fort, an important trading post in the old west, and the Koshare Indian Museum, regarded as one of the finest collections of Native American artifacts in the world. The Koshare Indian museum hosts a unique Boy Scout/Explorer program which trains the scouts in both Indian dance and costumes. The scouts give dance performances during the summer and also host many other troops passing through the area.

La Junta is also home of the Picketwire Center for Performing Arts, which offers a wide variety of culture.

Until recently La Junta had a major railyard for the Santa Fe Railroad for assembling trains and adding engines for the climb across the Raton Pass. In addition, in World War II La Junta had an Army Air Force Training Base outside town.

The airport, located 5 miles north of La Junta, it has 77 acres of tarmac and two runways which are still in use. One runway (east-west) is 6,851 feet long and the other is 5,800 feet. .

The Caboose (right) is the drive through for the State Bank which was established in 1893. The bank is unique as it has been remodeled with antiques, including a teller line from the late 1890's.

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