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Bus transport in Ecuador

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Ecuador has a variety of bus services.

The general types of service include:

  • luxury buses — autobús de lujo, which travel the main routes between cities.
  • standard buses — these travel more local routes and will stop for any passengers that hails them.
  • minibusesbusetas which service the outer fringes of the bus networks
  • rancherastrucks which have been converted to buses by adding wooden benches. These service the poorer, rural areas, along with camionetas, which are converted pickup trucks.

In the capital, Quito, boarding platforms are used to put passengers at the same level as the entrance to the bus.

See also

References

  1. R Bromley (1979), "Defining Central Place Systems through the Analysis of Bus Services: The Case of Ecuador", Geographical Journal
  2. ^ Harry Adès, Melissa Graham, The Rough Guide to Ecuador
  3. RB Diaz, DC Schneck (2000), "Bus rapid transit technologies in the Americas: an overview", Transportation Research Record


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