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"We're co up on Roma now," announced Garza "The sister city across the river is called Miguel AlemAn Not much of a town Except for sonic tourist curio stores it'son the road to Monterrey"

Mifflin pulled up and soared over the international bridge, and then dropped low on the river again On the Mexican sidenets and swis ed in the silt On the American side a yellowish sandstone bluff rose from the riverbank up to the main section of don Roma

The buildings appeared to be quite old and some were rundown, but all seees of reconstruction

"The buildings look very quaint," said Lily "There must be a lot of history behind their walls"

"Ro era,"

Garza lectured "Prosperoushomes and business structures And they've lasted quite well"

"any one more famous than the others?" asked Lily

"Fahed "My pick would be a residence built in the middle 1800s that was used as 'Rosita's Cantina' when the movie Viva Zapata was filmed in Roma with Marlon Brando"

Sandecker gestured for Mifflin to circle the hills above the town He turned to Garza "Is Roma named after Rome because it's surrounded by seven hills?"

"Nobody really knows for sure," replied Garza "You'd be hard-pressed to pick out seven distinctive hills A couple have noticeable peaks, but mostly they just run into each other"

"What's the geology?" Pitt inquired as he stared doard

"Cretaceous debris for the most part This whole area was once under the sea Fossil oyster shells are common Some have been found that ravel pit that, illustrates the various geological periods I can give you a quick lecture if you care to have Joe set us down"

"Not just yet," said Pitt "Are there any natural caves in the region?"

"None visible on the surface But that doesn'thow many caves, formed by the ancient seas, are hidden under the upper layer Go deep enough in the tight spot and you'll likely strike a good-size li underground"

"What sort of spirits?"