The typical Guatemalan camioneta (public transit bus or chicken bus for those who like the colourful derogatory term) is based on an old looking Blue Bird school bus. How the Blue Bird insignia became a Green Quetzal beats me. But I guess this sort of transfiguration is what makes the Guatemalan idiosyncrasy; don’t you think so?
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Are Blue Bird camionetas still assembled in Guatemala? Have you ever encountered a “chato” car on the roads of LAG?
i was there and like the camionettas, especially on the “good” roads to the north….
fine shot
Manolo, Blue Birds camionetas are no longer assembled in Guatemala; all of them are now rodadas. 🙁