I confess that chicken buses in Guatemala are a visual feast for the eyes. Their garish colors brighten up any dusty town and their embellishments are a source of pride for their drivers. They also may look oddly familiar as they are the retired sisters of North American school buses and if you are lucky, you will see a new arrival in beautiful iridescent yellow and if you are very lucky, you may see the faded out name of the school district from which it came.
Chicken buses are the main source of travel for most Guatemaltecos and for a couple bucks, or sometimes cents, you can traverse the entire country. Found memories will spring up that remind you of a cross between your first day of school and a demolition derby in espanol.
My favorite thing about the chicken buses are their names, don’t even think that these babies have plain Jane names like Maria or Carla, these beauties are high class dames, and go by such jewels as , Esmerelda, Orella, and Ophelia. Ay Mami!!
Why not travel to Guatemala today?
Hi
I’m from Costa Rica and I tell you that, I never been in Guatemala, but I love the buses and the chicken buses are not the exception. When I was a kid I use to go to the bus stop for to watch them.
In this country, there aren’t chichen buses,because the traffic lows are very severes with the public transportation.
And If you visit my country, you will find only brazilian buses and not the beautiful chicken buses
OH Jesus
I almost forget it, not all the chicken buses are made in the United Sates, because in Guatemala, You can find the Blue Bird Corporation, that builts buses for Central America, because in my country you can find this kind of buses.
Have a great day
Bye.