There's only one major port in Guatemala, and it's Puerto Barrios. And there's only one major road leading to this port from the inner regions of the country. Guatemala is a world leader, at least in banana production. The world's most important banana companies are all here: Chiquita, DelMonte and Dole. We're talking about millions of tons of fruits here.
It all meant that we had to walk some 100 miles in extremely heavy traffic. We've seen long truck convoys. Sure, they were speeding, passing each other wherever they could (and I mean, in unbelievable places). I suppose a faster ride means more money for the driver.
First we were a bit scared seeing all those "almost-crashes", but later we got used to the action. Still, walking along the side of the road we had to keep all our eyes open.
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