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Old 26 Mar 2008
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Customs and my van in Bolivia!
Oops, I screwed up. Entered in Copacabana, asked for 90 days, got 30. Everyone says, if you overextend your visa, no worries, they just ask for a dollar a day if you're late. Went to Immigration, got my 90 days, didn't have to pay anything. Went to Aduana, and they say I have to go to this customs office near the airport, with a letter pleading guilty, copies of paperwork, leave it there a few days before getting the verdict. Then presumably return to Aduana and get the 90 days for the van.

Obviously, I don't want to do this. And wouldn't bother if it wasn't for having to exit the country.... I was seven months late in Costa Rica, and happily paid $200 bribe getting out. But this was an honest mistake.

Hmm. It's looking like I have to do this damn paperwork, huh???
Actually, it's not the paperwork so much, it's that the customs place is MILES away, all the way through town etc....
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Someone on HU had a similar problem with a motorcycle. I seem to remember he exited Bolivia to Chile, southwest of the Salar de Uyuni. There was no real border post, and he came back later to get his tourist permit. It's supposed to be a rough road that way, though. I went into Argentina from Bolivia, at La Quiaca, so I don't have first hand info on road conditions. Wouldn't want the old Chevy breaking down out there.
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We actually missed the Aduana coming into Bolivia from San Pedro de Atecama (the passport office was obvious so got out passport stamps ok) so didn't get any paperwork for our bikes. Leaving Bolivia up towards Titicaca, the guy on the border didn't ask for any bike paperwork, only a $10 bribe but he'd already stamped our passports so somehow we mananged to leave Bolivia without need for any bike paperwork or paying bribes though I'm sure this doesn't always work!
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Mike,

We did the opposite thing leaving and entering Peru. The motos were from Peru and when we got to the Brazilian border jungle crossing at Inapari, Peru, the aduana told us we couldn't leave without a guarantee and permission from Lima! Lima? That's 2,000 km away on the other side of the Andes! Then he said he would let us "run for the border", but we may have trouble re-entering Peru.

So when we got to La Paz, we decided to take the "less formal" route around the eastern side of Titicaca. It was soooo remote we did not even know when we crossed the border! http://http://www.freewebs.com/shanperu/day37lapaztomojoperu.htm

So then the motos were safely back in Peru, but WE had no stamps in our passports making US illegal ! Luckily we know 'people', and when we got back to Pucallpa, we 'had the detail corrected' before we flew out of Peru....

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Well shoot. I looked at the map last night and realized that the airport-customs office is en route to a location I wanted to check at some point-so why not now.... I predict it could be way more hassle than it´s worth, and if that´s the case, I´ll just keep driving... and perhaps head back to the border at Copacabana, and start all over again! Or, just ignore the whole situation!

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Lorrain where are you now. There are several crossing where customs and immigration a a distance apart and immigration will not ask for the customs paperwork. The crossing southwest of Uyuni by the geysers and pink flamingoes is one. Aduana is about 50k before the border at 5000 meters above sea level. You also need to drive almost one hour off the main track to get there. Once there all the guy did was take the customs paperwork. No stamp, no copy machine. We took pictures of us with him and the forms just in case but no one ever asked at immigration. This is route has lots of deep sand- fyi.
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