We caught an early boat across the lake to Panajel this morning, then jumped aboard our first official Guatemalan Chicken bus. Called this for a reason, the bus was packed full of people dressed in the most amazing colourful clothes which are traditional to the area. Originally (and still quite often), these chicken busses are packed full of people, luggage, baskets, pigs, chickens...anything they can fit on!! Luckily for us there was no wildlife aboard, but it was an experience in itself being surrounded by chattering women in brightly coloured dresses and traditional headwear, and sombre men dressed as the original cowboys: colourful shirts, jeans, big boots and the fabulous traditional white cowboy hat. We were definately in Guatemala now!! The drive was scarily fast up a mountain road, and we pulled into a bustling town
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