Is the journey really worth it?

By The Backpacker
Updated April 16 2014 - 12:08am, first published April 15 2014 - 2:36pm
Taking it slowly: Guatemala's buses are about the spectacle, not the speed. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Taking it slowly: Guatemala's buses are about the spectacle, not the speed. Photo: Ben Groundwater

It's dark outside, pitch black, when the guy with the machine gun gets on board our bus and stalks down the aisle. He's wearing a balaclava - you can only see the whites of his eyes as he scans the passengers, the gun held tight to his chest.

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