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City transport
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PanamA? City's public
buses
are the cheapest way to get around town and are an exciting experience in their own right. Known as
diablos rojos
- red devils - the brightly painted former US school
buses
bounce along to loud reggae and salsa that blasts from speakers more powerful than the engines themselves. They cost just US$0.2 per ride and go to almost every corner of the city between 6am and midnight. However, most are individually owned and there are no fixed
routes
or
schedules
: you just have to look for the destination painted on the windscreen. Plaza Santa Ana is the main hub where you can get buses to almost anywhere in the city.
Taxis
are plentiful and inexpensive, with
fares
based on a zone system: US$1 plus US$0.25 for each zone boundary crossed and US$0.25 for each additional passenger. Most journeys within the city centre cost US$1-2, and none should cost more than US$3 - it's best to agree the fare in advance. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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