Public Project
With God and Ayudante Across Guatemala
Locally, the buses are called camionetas, but tourists know them as Chicken Buses, modified to be able to transport people as well as goods – and chickens. The bus driver, the pilote, is mostly also the owner of the vehicle. He is assisted by an ayudante, who sells tickets and loads goods. The bus is also a kind of mobile store. In exchange for a free lunch, the driver allows all kinds of vendors to peddle their merchandise during the journey from one town to another. Even a preacher boards to preach the gospel.
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