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| | Rio Grande County, Del Norte, Monte Vista, South Fork, Southwest Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Del Norte is the oldest town in Rio Grande County, being platted in 1871 and incorporated December 14, 1872. |
 | | Del Norte's history includes nomadic tribes in prehistoric times, Mexican land grants and colonization, gold and silver prospectors and miners, homesteaders and ranchers which all are part of the present day economy. |
 | | Del Norte is located between the floor of the San Luis Valley and the San Juan Mountains on Highway 160, with easy access to hunting, fishing, hiking, bicycling, skiing, snowshoeing and rock and ice climbing. |
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