Llano Estacado Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Llano Estacado
Llano Estacado, meaningstaked plainin Spanish, is a region bound on the west by theNew Mexicostate line, to the south by theEdwards Plateau, to the north by theTexas High Plainsand to the east by the Caprock Escarpment, which separates it from theNorth Central Plainsregion. Aside from the dynamic hub ofLubbock, it is largely a cotton-producing region. The area is extraordinarily flat; travelers often experience miles of monotonous landscape flat as a tabletop and unbroken save for the occasional pumpjack or windmill. There is an abundance of cotton farms and the occasional cattle ranch, otherwise the South Plains remains largely unmolested and undeveloped grasslands. The people of the South Plains are generally laid-back, slow talking, slow to anger and quick to lend a hand. They are, howe
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