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Guatemala City's Transmetro is a safe and efficient means of transportation.
Transmetro
A glimmer of hope for the city's mass transit system emerged in 2007 with the unveiling
of the Transmetro , a completely revamped public transportation system, which should be
in full operation by 2020. The first phase, including the first transfer center (in Zona 12)
for buses coming in from other parts of Guatemala, is already up and running and a second
branch was scheduled to go into service at time of publication. Bus service via long, train-
like interconnected green units brings travelers from the transfer center to the downtown
area. More transfer centers are in the works.
The system promises to provide Guatemalans (and foreign travelers) with a safe, com-
fortable, and fast option for getting around the city. Buses stop at designated locations,
drivers no longer trundle the streets competing for passengers, a prepaid system eliminates
onboard cash, and buses and stations are guarded by cameras and plainclothes police of-
ficers. It costs Q1 to ride the Transmetro and the system only accepts one-Quetzal coins.
Dropyourcoinintheslot,pushpasttheturnstile,andwaitforthenextbusunderacovered,
raised platform.
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