The corner of 7a calle oriente and 3a avenida sur has to be one of my favorite corners to photograph the colorful buses used as public transit in Guatemala as they cross the city of Antigua Guatemala from west, poniente, to east, oriente. In fact, I often take photography enthusiasts and photographers here during the … Read more
This is rare vista of the Santa Rosa ruins as normally the public transportation buses do not go through this sleepy little street, but because of repairs being done on 1a avenida, all traffic is moving through here, including the colorful buses. You can own a print or digital copy of this unique image by … Read more
I have shared with you pictures or wall textures. I have also shared photographs of the colorful buses of Guatemala. However, I don’t think I have shared with you a photograph that had a colorful bus and wall textures. Enjoy it!
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Camioneta for a public transit bus. Here’s a quick look inside a public transportation bus connecting downtown Antigua Guatemala with the villages. Here we see passengers bound for lunch around noon. If you ever want to experience a ride inside a public transportation bus in Antigua … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala is a very small town, less than one squared mile, about 10 blocks in the longest dimension. You could walk from one edge to the other edge in less than one hour. So, where do you find this curved street? Follow the white rabbit to » many more rainy season vistas from … Read more
Here I was able to capture the three of the four most popular means of transportation around Antigua Guatemala. Walking and cycling, I believe, are the most healthy and ecological means of transportation. La camioneta, on the other hand, is quite possibly the most contaminating, yet the only public mass transit option for now. Honestly, … Read more
Okay everyone, let start 2014 with new goals for AntiguaDailyPhoto, more series, more people, more #RealGuatemala [let’s create a hashtag and category for it], more raw images, more in depth and researched entries. Nevertherless, I will try to do less landscapes, less signs, less food unless it is real authentic Guatemalan cuisine; I honestly will … Read more
The never mind the lack of seat belts, comfortable seats, handicap access ramps, clean fuel burning engines or thread-less tires so long as you can watch the latest reggaetón videos out of New York City. These are the priorities for the rural public transit buses in Guatemala. C’est la vie!
Oh the things Guatemalans must do to carry on a conversation via the cellular telephones without breaking up the call. Of course, one might break his neck if one is not careful. 😉
How many times is this image repeated every day in Guatemala? I’d say a few hundred times since the ayudantes, helpers, often ride on the back for little whiles to help bring the huge baskets, canastas with wares.
Here’s an unusual and interesting bird’s eye view of the typical public transit bus which is used in most of Guatemala. In this picture the bus shown is the Orellana bus line that connects Antigua Guatemala with Guatemala City. Have you ever ridden on a chicken bus? How was your ride?
In Guatemala, nothing can be plain and simple, not the public transit system buses nor the school buses. Here’s a very good example of how a plan vanilla yellow school bus is transformed when it’s given its second life as a school bus in Guatemala. What do you think about these colorful Guatemalan school buses?
Sometimes things are so obvious that one doesn’t mull over them; that’s the way things are and you accept it. While taking the shot of this basket with the day’s groceries bought at the market, a simple fact became crystal clear. I thought well this basket looks kind of heavy, I am glad to know … Read more
The world infamous chicken bus reinvents itself again. The chicken bus that was born out of a retired school bus from our neighbors from up north; a second life or recycling ( whatever you want to call it); transformed itself into a mass public transit bus for the rural areas of Guatemala. Well, the chicken … Read more
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 … Read more