Diablos Rojos are privately-owned heritage buses that the Panamanian government is phasing out in favor of the public MetroBus. The purpose of this project is to document how Diablos Rojos represent the development of subaltern Panamanian identity. With our sponsor, Dr. Grant Burrier, we collected personal stories from drivers, artists, mechanics, and passengers through a semi-structured interview process and conducted personal ethnographies. The communities we met demonstrated how the buses are essential to Panamanian history, cultural identity, and the mobility of the working class.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Callaghan, Anna
• Vargas, Micah
• Saeed, Sarah
• Ollari, Samuel
• Kolb, Leah

Subject

• Inclusion
• Community
• Culture
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101223-224459
• 114027

Palabra Clave

• Transportation
• Diablo Rojo
• Bus
• Identity
• Culture
• Panama

Advisor

• Burrier, Grant A.
• Davis, Curt J.
• Chiarelli, James A.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Panama City, Panama Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Dr. Grant Burrier

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Date created

• 2023-10-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-101223-224459

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2023-12-04