Continuing the journey from Shakespeare ghost town, we visited Las Cruces (“The Crosses”), New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. El Paso is a border town and for foreigners, I would recommend carrying a US visa or green card as there are temporary CBP checkpoints set up in its vicinity.
![Majestic View of Las Cruces from a distance](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/majestic-view-las-cruces.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Somewhere on the highway near Las Cruces](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/somewhere-near-las-cruces.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Road runner sculpture made of recycled material](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/recycled-road-runner-las-cruces.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Big Chilli Inn](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/big-chilli-inn-las-cruces.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
I wouldn’t recommend spending more than a few hours in Las Cruces. If you are planning to eat then do check out the town/pueblo of Mesilla next to Las Cruces before leaving. Our next stop was El Paso, Texas. Right across the Rio Grande is the Mexican city of Juárez.
![View of El Paso](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/el-paso-2.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![San Jacinto Plaza](https://i0.wp.com/ashishb.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/el-paso-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
We continued our journey to Carlsbad.