La Chiva

Built on a standard bus chassis, the perimeter of a chiva has broad rows of wooden benches. Chivas rurales are used to transport people, luggage, animals, and goods. They're often painted a lot of colors. Chivas turisticas are predominantly gold, red, and blue as per the Colombian flag. Each Chiva is named, and ours was called La Tetona. Delicately put, it's referring to a woman with... well, it is Colombia, home of plastic surgery...

Kris Nath with Flat Stanley

Me, William Seward, Jorge Givaria, Tim Hicks

There is a dance floor in the middle, a couple of flashing colored lights, and loud music. Some teachers rented a Chiva for three hours last Friday night to go see some of the Christmas lights and party along the way! Below two more stills is a video.

Vanessa Romero, Julie

Heather Thur