PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM * Panama - 2 words you will hear, but may not find in your dictionary
City of Panama,Panama -The Examiner (Norfolk,USA), by Julie Ray -June 21, 2009: -- Here are some words, referred to public transport, that you are sure to hear during your visit to Panama, but may not find in your dictionary.
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(Photo by Melissa Miller - Typical chiva in Panama)Chiva: (che-va) Most often used as the name for the small van-like buses and, in rural areas, for pick-up trucks with the bed covered and equipped with benches for passengers. Chivas travel locally between towns throughout Panama. They will stop to pick up passengers between the two designations, but usually do not travel more than two hours each direction...
(Photo by Melissa Miller - Diablo Rojo in Panama City)Diablo Rojo: (dee-ah-blo row-ho) Old US school buses that provide transportation around Panama City (and in some other cities). The buses are characteristically decorated with dramatic pictures and streamers. The route traveled by each bus is painted on the windshield and often shouted out by the driver or helper. The cost is $0.25 to ride in Panama City, paid when you get off the bus. Diablo Rojos do travel past Tocumen International Airport during daytime hours (leaving from Albrook Bus Terminal; about $1.00 each way). Be ready to exit the bus quickly at your stop as the driver will not wait long...
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