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The City of Alamosa is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 8,682 in 2005. The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado.
Alamosa was established in May 1878 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and quickly became an important rail center. Alamosa is now a notable tourist town with many nearby attractions including the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The town hosts a Sunshine Summerfest on the Rio Festival which occurs the first weekend in June. The city takes its name from the Alamosa River. The name "Alamosa" means "shaded with elms" in Spanish, though the actual trees were cottonwoods. (...) more....
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@VSthehipster Most definitely! We should get w/ Ian and Noah and do a transcontinental CD exchange. 2733 Alamosa Dr. Santa Fe, NM 87505
2009-06-12
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The ceremony for the new office in Alamosa was well attended. The project is a partnership between the CSP and Trinidad State Jr. College.
2009-06-12
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