by Juozas Cernius on October 31, 2012
Readers may remember last year’s two-part BLNK essay “Things That Look Like Art,” sent to us from the travels of photographer Juozas Cernius. This one comes from Ecuador.
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by Juozas Cernius on June 25, 2012
In Panama the most popular form of transport is, by far, the bus. Newer model, air conditioned coaches are available for longer hauls, but the most ubiquitous means of public transport comprises of a vast fleet of decades old, rankled, former school buses imported from the US. These buses, locally called chivas, are bastions of personality and flavor. The adventure over the bumpy roads comes complete with elaborate painting and decorations that individualize each bus, resembling a traveling circus or an art gallery on wheels.
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