Current border status, northern S America (june 2021)
I've been researching the border situation for several South American countries. It's not looking good right now with almost all of them closed to non-essential/ non resident travel.
Here's one general source regarding access for countries around the world:
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
HOWEVER, THIS IS MORE FOR AIR ACCESS THAN LAND... I found this out the hard way. It does help a lot though as you at least get an idea of the countries that you for sure don't have access to.
I found a great source for more current info and am copying what they sent me here. The source is: Andestransit.com They offer 'online travel assistance packages' for S America. I got the 15 day one for $5... An incredible deal given the personalized help/ knowledge they provide.
Here's what they told me about the current border situation as of June 15, 2021. (Note, this will almost for sure change in the next few months so will soon need updating.)
FROM Andestranit.com (direct quote)
Colombia: The country reopened their land borders as of June 1st. It has borders with Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. There are not special restrictions related to migration paperwork. (https://www.dw.com/es/colombia-reabr...sil/a-57589984)
Ecuador: Borders with Colombia and Peru have been closed for more than 1 year. There’s no official notice on when the borders will reopen. Currently those trying to cross the border must apply for permits so you would need to get in touch with the Ecuadorian embassy to have your trip authorized to enter Ecuador from Colombia.
(https://www.infobae.com/america/colo...s-bilaterales/)
Peru: Borders are close with neighbor countries. COVID-19 rates are still high and the government has not decided when to open the borders. The most popular border with Brazil is still closed in spite of requests from locals for a reopening (https://canaln.pe/actualidad/madre-d...mercio-n435424)
Brazil: Borders are officially closed but open for those who reside on border towns (https://www.abc.com.py/este/2021/05/...dades-gemelas/). It is a measure for 30 days, but it can be extended without prior notice.
As you can see, borders in most countries remain closed with locals requesting their governments for an eventual reopening. We do expect that borders reopen once the vaccination advances significantly in these countries, but it is too early to know when will that happen.
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