babakotoeu: The bus station and integrated market of Quetzaltenango is a very hectic place. Bus depart from here to all corners of the western part of the country [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The American school bus is still the vehicle that is used in this part of the counry for inter village/city transport [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Most buses have two workers on board; the driver and the bus boy, who not only cleans and loads the bus, but also collects the fare [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The bus station in Guatemala is often the melting pot of all kinds of activities and people in Guatemala. Visiting a bus station is for that reason always interesting [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Loading a bus [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The old American school buses are nowadays mostly replaced by the new generation. But that does not mean that they are less poluting. A few hours on a bus station is a serious attack on your lungs [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Guatemalan bus refueling [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Preparing the bus for another ride [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Locals waiting for the bus to depart [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: A bus that rides the route between Guatemala City and San Pedro/San Marcos, makes a stop over on the bus station of Quatzaltenango, also called Xela [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Buses waiting for passengers [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The central market of Quetzaltenango is next to the bus station [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Quetzaltenango is Guatemala's second city, but is much smaller and much more charming than the capital city. This is the place to go if you want to experience Guatemalan city life in a more relaxing way [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The local buses are also used for the transport of goods. To get your goods to/from the bus station, the pickup tracks are easy [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Women with their market goods, waiting for the right bus to arrive [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: The bus station of Quetzaltenango is like an ant nest [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: A porter waiting for work [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Porters are waiting with their hand cart for the next load [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Bus art [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Taxi driver and local woman with child, seen from the front window of a local bus [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Beautifully painted buses [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Maya woman almost 'swallowed' by local buses [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: If you need to find the right bus, just ask a porter [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Bus drivers waiting for passengers [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Waiting in the bus to depart for San Pedro La Laguna [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: An orgie of buses, people and activities [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]
babakotoeu: Behind the wheel of a local bus [Quetzaltenango / Guatemala]