ecuador/peru
 

Hey guys

Has anyone crossed from peru to ecuador recently or is going to do so in the next few days - got a few questions.

duncan

Huaquillas Canto to La Curva is meant to be the worst border crossing in SA.
Going the other way through Macara was easy but I had to wait for the customs officer to turn up for work before entering Ecuador.
On the Peruvian side, there's an official with a somewhat spectacular nose who speaks perfect English and likes chatting to bikers.

I came through Macara about 10 days ago and the guys couldn't have been more helpful. Their pc & photocopier played up a bit but otherwise all very good.

The Huaquillas border was indeed always the worst crossing of south america, so it was a great surprise to find they have build a complete new and huge crossing outside of town! You don't have to pass through town (and the market )any longer! Still a bit complicated why the ecuador customs is not t in the same compound but a few kms inland but all went very smooth and surprisingly friendly. Yiu can buy the SOAT on the border too, as well for Peru (us$ 8,00 x month for a 4x4) as for Ecuador (US$ 5,00 x month )