Ahh the chicken bus - our main form of transport through Central America. There are long-distance luxury coaches, air-conditioned tourist shuttles, convenient taxis...and then there is the chicken bus, so called in reference to the way passengers are packed into the bus like chickens stuffed in a cage in transit. Not even room for a breeze to pass. These cheap and cheerful chariots are the pulse of Central America, pumping life around the cities and providing a lifeline to rural communities. Another reason for the name: an incredible amount of goods are squeezed onto the buses - sacks of corn, crates of coke, baby clothing, pillows, bags of concrete, puppies - anything and everything is hoisted onto the huge roofracks, pushed under seats or stacked in the aisles. And yes, chickens as well. The former US
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