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Chambers of Commerce and Visitor Centers
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La Junta Chamber of Commerce
110 Santa Fe Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.384.7411
FAX: 719.384.2217
Email: chamber@rural-com.com |
Las Animas/Bent County Chamber of Commerce
332 Ambassador Thompson Blvd
Las Animas, CO 81054
Tel: 719.456.0453
FAX: 719.456.0455
Email: russellatchamber@yahoo.com |
Lamar Chamber of Commerce
109A East Beech Street
Lamar, CO 81052
Tel: 719.336.4379
FAX: 719.336.4370
Email: lamarchamber@cminet.net |
Greater
Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
302 N. Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003
Tel: 719.542.1704
Toll-free: 800.233.3446
Email: info@pueblochamber.org
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Southeast
Colorado Economic Development Information
1104 N. Main Street
Pueblo, CO 81003
Tel: 719.545.8680
FAX: 719.545.9908 |
Trinidad/Las
Animas County Chamber of Commerce
309 Nevada Ave.
Trinidad, CO 81082
Tel: 719.846.9285
Toll-free: 866.480.4750
FAX: 719.846.3545
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Resources
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The Baca House
300 E. Main Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
Tel: 719.846.7217
Learn about the Baca House, part of the Trinidad History Museum, an adobe home built in 1870 and purchased in an unusual way by Felipe and Dolores Baca in 1873. |
Bent County Courthouse
7th and 8th Streets (bound by Carson and Bent Avenues)
Las Animas, CO
This government courthouse was in use from 1875 to 1899. |
Bent's
Old Fort National Historic Site
35110 Highway 194 East
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.383.5010
FAX: 719.383.5031
Email: beol_interpretation@nps.gov
Originally built in 1833 by William and Charles Bent and Ceran St.
Vrain, and reconstructed in 1976, this fort was an important stop
along the route of the Santa Fe Trail. More
history> |
Bloom
Mansion
300 E. Main Street
Golden, CO 81082
Tel: 719.846.7217
Bloom Mansion was built in 1882 and is part of the Trinidad History Museum. The mansion contains period furnishings and is surrounded by a beautiful garden. |
Boggsville Historic Site
South of Las Animas on Colorado Highway
101
Las Animas, CO 81054
Friends of Boggsville
P.O. Box 68
Las Animas, CO 81054
Tel: 719.384.8113
Boggsville, founded in 1862, was once the regional center of agriculture, government, commerce and culture. It is now a Colorado ghost town. Original homes and buildings are being restored—including a trading post, stage stop, and the Boggs and Prowers homes. |
Comanche National Grassland
1420 East 3rd Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.384.2181
The Comanche National Grassland includes 419,495 acres of grasslands—home
to 275 species of birds, approximately 40 species of reptiles, and
many other types of wildlife. Native Americans once lived in the
Picketwire and Vogal canyons where rock art is still viewable on
the canyon walls. This national reserve also features the largest
documented "dinosaur tracksite" in North America. More
history> |
Koshare Indian Museum
115 West 18th Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.384.4411
Toll-free: 800.693.5482
The Koshare Kiva boasts one of the largest log-supported roofs in the world. The collection includes art and artifacts of the Southwest and Plains tribes, and exhibits of pottery, baskets, bead and quill work. |
Otero Museum
706 West 3rd Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.384.7500
The Otero Museum's collection covers La Junta life from 1875-1945
and includes the historic Sciumbato Grocery Store (listed in the
National Register of Historic Places). Other structures include
a one-room log cabin schoolhouse. |
Picketwire Canyonlands Dinosaur Tracksite
1420 E. 3rd Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Tel: 719.384.2181
Tracksite map
The largest dinosaur tracksite in North America, the Picketwire
Canyonlands Dinosaur Tracksite has over 1,300 dinosaur prints along
the area that is now the Purgatoire River Valley. The dinosaur tracksite
is 20 miles south of La Junta, Colorado. More
history> |
The Santa Fe Trail Museum
300 E. Main Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
Tel: 719.846.7217
Located on the Baca House property, this museum houses artifacts dating from the trail’s active days through the early 1900s. More history> |
Trinidad History Museum
300 E. Main Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
Tel: 719.846.7217
Email: paulamanini@hotmail.com
The Trinidad History Museum is located in El Corazon de Trinidad
National Historic District. Built along the Santa Fe Trail, the
museum includes historic photographs, family possessions, period
furnishings and commercial goods reflecting the florishing lifestyle
of Trinidad in the late 1800s. |
