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January 15, 2001 - Panama City, Panama

I own and drive my own bus and tengo estilo.
(I have style!) My last day in Panama City (and country) was packed with last minute arrangements, errands and good-byes.

In between, I grabbed my final opportunity to get some photos of something that had fascinated me since my arrival, the public buses.

There are colorful buses in other Central American countries but Panama gets the prize! Many are driver-owner-operated. They take pride in their machines and put their names and personalities on them! The airbrushed decor ranges from religious to racy to downright rude!

The back of the bus is often a rolling, smoke belching frame for a portrait. Anything from a family member to a favorite rock-star or pop-culture icon.

I was running through traffic trying to get the perfect shot of Monica Lewinsky when a cop on a bicycle flagged me down. A citation for poor taste in portraits? A shakedown for some quick cash? No, a genuine concern for my welfare and that of my camera! I was pleasantly surprised to get a personal escort into a safer neighborhood four blocks away.

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