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Acropolis 15 Aug 2008 03:45

Border crossings to avoid in Colombia
 
Anyone with travel experiance in SA can please enlighten me on which boarders to avoid for any reason. Please any info would be appreciated. Leaving to Colombia in Nov. '08 via plane from Miami (with bike of course).

Thanks in advance,

Greg

Stretcher Monkey 15 Aug 2008 20:48

All of the border-crossings are currently safe and straightforward. Ipiales/Tulcan is my current favourite,

gpothoven 22 Aug 2008 16:53

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Originally Posted by Stretcher Monkey (Post 202555)
All of the border-crossings are currently safe and straightforward. Ipiales/Tulcan is my current favourite,

There are 2 border crossings from Colombia to Ecuador I would stick with this recommendation. Lago Agrio, the other crossing on the Ecuador side is not the most pleasant town around. Not saying it's dangerous, but it is a border in jungle area, where there is guerrilla and drug traffic. You will surely travel through the area unmolested, but if I had to pick one I'd stick Ipiales-Tulcan.

Borders with Panama are sea and air, and I don't know anything about Colombia - Venezuela borders.

Stretcher Monkey 22 Aug 2008 17:10

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Originally Posted by gpothoven (Post 203444)
There are 2 border crossings from Colombia to Ecuador I would stick with this recommendation. Lago Agrio, the other crossing on the Ecuador side is not the most pleasant town around.

I have to admit that this is the first I have heard of the Lago Agrio/San Miguel crossing. I think you would probably have to be quite brave to choose this route. Anyone here done it?

eg9jc 23 Aug 2008 16:28

Maracaibo border with Venezuela
 
Hello everyone

Yea we just crossed at Tulcan into Colombia and it was easy, and it seeemd pretty safe.

We are heading into Venezuala next and just wondered if anyone had experiance for the coastal border crossing into Venezuala, the one that goes to Maracaibo. We have heard that it can be quite unsafe, has anyone crossed it recently?

Thanks

Jason

Zigeuner53 24 Aug 2008 18:33

borders Cartagena from Panama
 
imported a moto that wouldnt start...we pushed it from port to the hostel here in Cartagena, took a foto of frame number and motor number, took fotos on camera to DIAN, and they imported it no problem...unseen. How about that for easy.:scooter:

kaiserkyhl 27 Aug 2008 02:17

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Originally Posted by Zigeuner53 (Post 203675)
imported a moto that wouldnt start...we pushed it from port to the hostel here in Cartagena, took a foto of frame number and motor number, took fotos on camera to DIAN, and they imported it no problem...unseen. How about that for easy.:scooter:

It sounds like you hit the right day with the right customs officer at the DIAN ;-) But the authorities are generally very friendly here in Colombia!


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