El Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city’s slogan is “Welcome to Friendly El Monte,” and historically is known as “The End of the Santa Fe Trail.” As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,965. As of 2002, El Monte is the 191st largest city in the United States, and is the 44th largest city in California. El Monte Lies in the San Gabriel Valley region East of the city of Los Angeles. El Monte was literally an oasis or island in the middle of the arid San Gabriel Valley. Between 1770 and 1830, Spanish soldiers and missionaries often stopped here for respite. They called the area, ‘El Monte,’ which in Spanish means ‘meadow or marsh’ or ‘the wooded place. Most people assume the name refers to a mountain, but the word is an archaic Spanish translation of that era, there were no mountains in the valley. The explorers had found this oasis of rich, low altitude land, blanketed with thick growths of wispy willows, alders, and cattails, located between two rivers.
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Where to Eat Like a Celebrity in Los Angeles
One of my favorite activities while traveling is sampling the local food. In somewhere like Los Angeles, with its rich diversity and foodie culture, this is especially wonderful.
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