The 'camioneta' is hard to describe in words - it's difficult to convey the full atmosphere! The camioneta is essentially the public transportation in Guatemala (although it is privately owned...). Think a 1980s American school bus, add a crazy paint job, 100 people (capacity 60!), winding roads, and take away any notion of sanitation (did that exist in American school buses anyway?) and you have a chicken bus!
Because drivers want to make the most money, they try to fit as many people as possible. People hang off the sides and sometimes even go on top. Also you don't pay the driver when you come on, you pay an 'ayudante' (helper) in the middle of the ride. The ayudante often has to climb over seats to get to everyone...
Anyway, we have to take the camioneta 2x a day for these 2 weeks! It's crazy but strangely kind of fun! (As long as I have some Purell for when I get off...)
This is hilarious. You cannot escape the chicken connection, also.
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