bus or microbus?

the way to get anywhere in xela for 1Q (15 cents) is to hop on a microbus.

a microbus is a minivan, stuffed to the gills with passengers - between a dozen and sixteen people. they stop at random intervals throughout the city, at which point one of the workers on the bus jump off the still-moving vehicle and start yelling the buses general direction, shepherding as many people as will fit into the van when its door is open. there are as many as 3 kids who have this job at the busier stops, and they ride with half their body hanging out as the driver careens through the streets, which are barely wide enough to accompany a pedestrian and a car at the same time and either unpaved or paved with uneven stone.

contrary to popular belief, the burrito is not a popular food item in guatemala, probably because corn - not flour - tortillas are a staple of their diet. still, we got some today before returning to help out at la escuela de la calle, and they were by far the worst thing i've had in guatemala - although they still weren't bad. next, i need to find a chili relleño.

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ben