Today there was a huge festival down at the market. It was a celebration for all the vendors and in honor of them, there was a parade of high school beauty queens. 10 cars with pretty girls sitting on them drove up and down the Alameda, each car followed with a truck jam packed with boys shouting the name of his queen. A chicken bus followed up the rear.
The public buses are called Chicken Buses because the drivers are so crazy, they play chicken with other drivers...and usually the chicken bus wins. Driving to and from Guatemala City last week we saw the wreckage of 2 chicken buses and 6 or 7 burnt out cars. Apparently, no one won that day.
I will try to take more pictures of them, but please note the pride that has gone into this bus. Also note the American flag on the front fender. Each bus has a name and are painted with brilliant corners and decked out with horns...that they use OFTEN! Is anyone reading this or am I just doing this for my own fun?
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