John and Julie Meyers Serving in Bolivia with New Tribes Mission 
This is the mode of transportation we typically use to and from language school.
The trufi is the other form of transporation that is widely used in Cochabamba. A trufi is a 15 passenger van that travels a set route. Each has a number displayed in the front windshield. Just like the micro, there is no set schedule. You simply wait by the side of the road and when your number trufi comes along, you flag it down with your hand. If it is full, the chofer just keeps driving and you wait for the next one to come along. Sometimes there are two or three within minutes and other times you may end up waiting for about 10 minutes. It all depends. Each one way trip in the trufi costs 1 boliviano 50 centavos per person (or about 21 cents). It’s a very economical way to get around, especially if we are alone. When the 5 of us need to go somewhere, it’s often difficult to find enough space for all of us, so it’s more ecconomical at times to take a taxi (about 10 bolivianos).
