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I'm absolutely fascinated by the bus system in Guatemala and other central american countries. It's incredible and blows away any system in the US, in terms of
by empath75 6y ago
I'm absolutely fascinated by the bus system in Guatemala and other central american countries. It's incredible and blows away any system in the US, in terms of price and convenience, if not in safety and comfort.
Even the most remote places have regular bus service, and there's a whole economy around bus stations and vendors selling things on buses. You can get from one end of the country to another for a couple of dollars and for not very much more, there are pullman bus routes between major cities that are a better traveling experience than amtrak.
- zip1234 6y agoThe buses are often just American school buses which have been bought second or third hand, painted garishly, and reused.
- Viliam1234 6y agoThat just underlines the point. Second-hand American school buses can be put to great use... in a different country... but something prevents using the same solution in USA.
- empath75 6y agoWell I think a big part of it is that Americans are a lot taller than Guatemalans.