Otero County, Colorado
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Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,690. The county seat is La Junta. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, one of the founders of the town of La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family.
Otero County Courthouse in La Junta
Otero Museum and Fine Arts League in La Junta
Cattle feedlot in Otero County west of Rocky Ford
La Junta, Colorado
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La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo. The city is home to Otero College.
This railroad caboose serves as the drive-up window for The State Bank.