563:(ladder) was coined because the buses have a ladder, usually located on the rear of the bus. This ladder allows people to put their belongings and goods on top of the bus. The bus became a rural solution to the need of moving both cargo and passengers simultaneously. The most particular and substantial feature of this buses is the combination of wood and metal. However, the aesthetic interpretation given through the years to this buses became the most cultural trademark of rural Colombia in the early 20th century. This aesthetic approach to a tool that became of utmost importance to the peasants developed naturally and some of them have as of today evolved into actual pieces of art.
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they built the first body. This first bus was used in a route between downtown
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with a modified body made out either metal or wood. Seats are benchlike, made out of wood and with doors instead of windows. The owner or driver usually gives the vehicle a unique nickname.
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tells about the first vehicles ever to arrive in
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892:Tourism in Colombia
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163:Culture of Colombia
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529:Alirio Diaz
489:Chicken bus
262:Handicrafts
201:Immigration
876:Categories
773:2009-11-06
744:2013-03-16
702:References
545:Royal road
467:arabesques
292:Television
282:Newspapers
267:Literature
186:Colombians
120:Powertrain
52:Production
602:Willys MB
559:The term
518:roof rack
459:Venezuela
299:Monuments
257:Festivals
206:Languages
105:Blue Bird
22:Chiva Bus
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664:See also
633:Lucy Liu
561:escalera
541:Rionegro
513:Medellin
455:Colombia
444:Colombia
427:escalera
309:Painting
216:Religion
211:Holidays
191:Folklore
155:a series
153:Part of
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61:Designer
36:Overview
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582:hacking
509:chassis
495:History
474:chassis
463:Ecuador
332:Symbols
319:Theater
247:Cuisine
196:History
178:Society
635:, and
604:Jeep.
481:Panama
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432:ladder
350:Anthem
314:Sports
277:Cinema
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224:Topics
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588:Today
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