Trannnnnnnnnsportation

The public transportation system in peru is amazing. Every major city is connected by several bus lines, even the cheapest of which is nicer than anything greyhound has to offer. Any shorter route that gets a lot of traffic, such as between nearby towns or to and from the beac,h has van buses called cumbes, which can hold 20 people or more, running back and forth. In larger cities little taxis are everwhere and form about 60% of the traffic just like almost everywhere in the world. What piques my interest though is that in the smaller towns and cities mototaxis, which resemble motorcycle rickshaws, fill this role. They´ll usually take you anywhere in city limits for 1 to 2 soles - the equivalent of 30 to 60 cents. This is one of the greatest things about public transportation here - not only is it effective, its cheap.

Gasoline is roughly the same price here as in the states, although relative to the cost of lving here its quite a bit more expensive. Peru has one of the worlds largest reserves of natural gas, and in recent years there has been a push to implement that as the fuel of choice for personal and commercial vehicles.

In Guadalupe the motorcycle is by far the most common form of transportation, not only of people but of small amounts of goods as well. It has pretty much exactly replaced donkeys as a basic workhorse. Guadalupe being a fairly rural area, after motorcycles, pickup trucks and flatbeds are some of the most common vehicles, and are frequently used as mass people carriers.