The Circular Sur bus route encircles the city leaving a thick black trail of smoke in its midst.
Comprised of chunky metallic metal, leaving a thick black trail of smoke in their midst, these buses rattle and roar their way around Medellín as if they spawned from a fairground or some psychedelic film in the 70s.
Meanwhile, the inside offers a glimpse at Medellín’s common sense approach to public spaces as an assortment of characters surf the buses trying to persuade their captive audience to part with some small change in exchange for snacks or a theatrical musical performance.
It’s amusing to see a conservative businessman tip a youth for his slightly aggressive hip-hop performance or young would-be thieves giving up their seats to the elderly.
Beware, drivers are inclined to hit the turbo button just as soon as you get half a limb on the inside door.
