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Every traveler will argue over who has had the worst local bus experience.

I myself have broken down on the highway several times, rode for 8 hours sat on a box of onions, seen a pet bird escape from its cage and cause a panic, nearly took a permanent nap from carbon monoxide fumes….you name it.

Everyone has a bus nightmare story.

¨Chicken buses¨ as they are sometimes lovely referred to are never a pleasant experience, but are necessary in any country for budget travel. Riding on a stinking, half-broken-down bus is a rite of passage for any proper backpacker.

I´ve had my brains rattled out on mountain roads in many countries, but I have to say that Ecuador or South America in general might take first prize for spine readjusting rides.

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