Sorry I´ve been so bad about updating. It´s hard to get to a computer sometimes.
Public transportation in Santo Domingo is insane. It's sort of a nightmare, actually. On Saturday, we went over the finer points of the transit "system":
Carro pùblicos (conchos, carros): these are a lot like cabs, except they have specific routes and you're almost always sharing them with other people, most likely people who are sitting on top of you. More often than not, they're little cars from the 90s that are more or less falling apart. You pay 15 pesos to hop on and yell, "Dèjame!" when you reach the corner nearest where you want to go.
Guaguas (voladoras): another form of transportation that's falling apart and tries to carry way too many people at once. Guaguas like buses but
more in the shape of those hideous VW buses from the 60s. They spout horrible black fumes and there's a guy hanging out of the door, called a cobrador who shouts the route number and tries to collect people from the sidewalk to ride, since there aren't really any formal stops. They cost the same amount as the carros pùblicos but the routes are longer so they're a little more convenient, if more smushed. Extra seats come out of nowhere, but you almost always end up sharing a seat with someone else.
Public transportation in Santo Domingo is insane. It's sort of a nightmare, actually. On Saturday, we went over the finer points of the transit "system":
Carro pùblicos (conchos, carros): these are a lot like cabs, except they have specific routes and you're almost always sharing them with other people, most likely people who are sitting on top of you. More often than not, they're little cars from the 90s that are more or less falling apart. You pay 15 pesos to hop on and yell, "Dèjame!" when you reach the corner nearest where you want to go.Guaguas (voladoras): another form of transportation that's falling apart and tries to carry way too many people at once. Guaguas like buses but
more in the shape of those hideous VW buses from the 60s. They spout horrible black fumes and there's a guy hanging out of the door, called a cobrador who shouts the route number and tries to collect people from the sidewalk to ride, since there aren't really any formal stops. They cost the same amount as the carros pùblicos but the routes are longer so they're a little more convenient, if more smushed. Extra seats come out of nowhere, but you almost always end up sharing a seat with someone else.Guagua OMSA: these are the buses that the government makes available. They're shiny and new and mostly air conditioned. I forget how much it costs.
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