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Arroyo Seco

Los Angeles, Italy

Arroyo Seco

The Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish, is a 24.9-mile-long (40.1 km) seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California. The area was explored by Gaspar de Portolà, who named the stream Arroyo Seco because its canyon had the least water of any he had se

en. During this exploration, he met Chief Hahamog-na (Hahamongna) of the Tongva Indians.

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