Book II, Part III - Passing Through America Again: Chapters 68 - 70 Summary

Mother and son enjoy a pint of whisky while the bus rolls on. Thirty hours after the departure in New Orleans, the bus arrives in El Paso. With a layover until morning, Duluoz gets a hotel suite where each can finally sleep in a bed again.

Duluoz wants to share the experience of Mexico with his mother, so they pay three cents and walk across the bridge that unites the U.S. and Mexico. Instantly, Angie Duluoz is smitten with the bright colors, sights and sounds of the country her son so loves. The highlight of the visit is a trip to the Church of Maria de Guadalupe, where Angie discovers that people in Mexico also believe in God. Taken by the people...