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Article #31: Mastering The Latin American Bus System

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I have been on buses from Nicaragua to a spider-webbed front windshield, their
the end of the Pan-American Highway in solution was to drop us off at a
Chile. I have crossed the Andean mountain Sheetz-style roadside rest stop to wait
range, the Atacama Desert, the entire for the next two hourly buses to pack us
length of Costa Rica and several bays by in.
ferry on buses. But sometimes quality is not measured by
The quality of bus can be predicted by solely by a comfortable interior. Even
the length of the voyage and the level of though I will never again ride one, the
development of the country. For example, diablos rojos, or "red devils" as the
my friend traveled half the length of lovely people of Panama have termed their
Bolivia in a school bus. The only city buses, are my favorite. These buses
solution offered for those who wished to are simple U.S. government issued school
relieve themselves, was a muddy hillside buses - with a twist. Each driver has
directly next to the bus. carefully created a graffiti work of art
My favorite bus system would be that in out of the plain canvas of the iron
Chile, where for overnight journeys, the monsters. The destinations can be found
bus assistant offers hot coffee and above the windshield tagged in
cookies to the passengers. These of multi-colored neons for your gazing
course are equipped with onboard pleasure, along with whichever favorite
bathroom, reclining chairs and television quote or image the driver chooses to
screens, and stop every meal time at a include. The downside: they have a bad
rest stop along the highway. reputation of exploding. In a traumatic
The quality of the bus line cannot always incident last year, about 39 passengers
overcome the elements, however. On a were killed when a bus caught on fire and
6-hour return bus ride to the capital of the emergency escapes failed to open.
Chile, our inattentive driver struck and This bus was survived by many a sibling,
killed a horse that was dawdling along all of whom continue to reach maximum
the side of the road. Not even my capacity at rush house. My advice: choose
last-seat window was spared the splatter wisely.
of debris that came with the crash. With






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