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La Jonquera

La Jonquera is a city in Catalonia, Spain, just by the border with France. The area has always been an important pass through the Pyrenees. A big contemporary motorway runs not far from the ancient Roman way, the Via Augusta. Not far there is an altar erected by Pompey.

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