In Real Life
Plotting the hints from Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” trilogy of songs, one can determine approximately where to find Rosa’s Cantina. At a juncture about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) NNW of where Texas, Chihuahua, and New Mexico converge, at the bottom of a hill, with a back door from which the narrator can run, there is an actual neighborhood bar called
- Rosa's Cantina
- 3454 Doniphan Drive
- El Paso TX 79922-1644
- (915) 833-0402
Its ambience lends itself to the lyrics of the three songs.
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