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Colorful chicken bus

Decked-out, re-painted, retired U.S. school buses used for common transport in Central America
Guatemala & El Salvador; Ruta de las Flores, Hexagonal Waterfalls and 18 hour bus journeys

September 16th 2009
Guatemala We left the turtle project in the small fishing village of El Rosario (Guatemala) and rode to Monterrico with a bus full of kids heading to school. Monterrico is a small touristy beach town where foreigners are hounded by tour guides and children trying to give you directions to hotels for a few dollars, even though there are signs everywhere and accommodations ar ... read more
Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » Suchitoto

Salvadoran Flag El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that prov... ... read more
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