La Puente, CA

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La Puente lies in the San Gabriel Valley, 20 miles east of downtown LA via Interstate 10. This city of 37,000 serves as a convenient waypoint between LA and the Inland Empire, with I-10 and the parallel Route 60 providing the main east-west connections. The area features a Mediterranean climate with the San Gabriel Mountains as a striking northern backdrop. La Puente is home to the original Panda Express location from 1983.