When a group needed electricity for musical speakers or something, then a man, like this one, would climb up the electric pole with only that rope as a foot hold and connect a long wire with connectors like those on jumper cables. He'd stay up there and when the music was over, he would disconnect it and drop the line down, climbing down afterwards to join his family group. No, this man wasn't part of the electric company.
Also, I rode in my first chicken bus. This is the bus I took to Cuidad Vieja for the festival. It was a short ride, but very fun, and it's true, they pile on the bus by the droves, sometimes packing four people to a seat for 2. It was fun and the driver played his music very loud. The sign on the front of each bus says where the bus goes from and to. The name on the side of the bus (not shown) is the name of the owner. Each of these buses are individually owned as a business. There is the driver and a helper. The helper collects money, yells the name of the next stop at each stop and tells people to board quickly. Today was a day of experiences with the festival in Vieja, the festival in Antigua, and learning Spanish while learning about a culture.
