Chicken bus Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
decorated bus
About Chicken bus
Acamionetais just a bus and that's what locals call their primary mode of transportation. Only tourists (and perhaps locals with much exposure to them) call it a "chicken bus" – a term that may be received as scorn. Whatever the name, an old, often rickety, super cheap bus is the main form of local transport between towns, villages and cities throughout Central America. It is always the cheapest option for travelling for any distance in these countries. Foreign travelers are sometimes shocked that they can travel halfway across a country for the price of bottle of Coke. A chicken bus is usually an old school bus from the USA or Canada which has been brightly painted, often with religious motifs and phrases equating to "Jesus is my driver" and "Jesus protects me", which may justify their us
Chicken bus Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 4 sections including: