In the book Rain of Gold, describe in detail the place where Lupe lived.

The home of Lupe's family is built around a huge boulder. Its center is a lean-to made of logs and fir branches. The walls do not keep out the breeze or the light from outside. Furniture consists of a few boxes and a small table and hand-made chairs. The beds are frames filled with straw and covered with blankets and whatever material could be found.

There is a small wood stove in the ramada where the family gathers to eat and pass their free time. Coals are often brought out onto the dirt floor to warm their feet. Water is sprinkled on the hard-packed dirt floor is cleaned by sprinkling water on it and sweeping it with a stiff plant called Mexican broom.