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Old 31 Jul 2019
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Catherine.
Fully understand your concerns.
The travelling community's will be on the look out and enquire for Nicolas no doubt.

I have been on the road a long time and also not reported "back home" at times and this concerns many.
Its easy just getting involved in something local and forgetting .

All will be well. We are on the look out.
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Bolivia

Hi there,

I have send it to some friends in Bolivia.

More later.

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Hi!

Did you post it in http://www.advrider.com ?

It's another traveller community that may help. I'm from Spain, so please, just tell me if I can help you with translations to spanish or whatever...
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Yes, I did. Here's the link: https://advrider.com/missing-person-...south-america/
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Hi Pastourer, Are you maybe able to contact the border personnel at Tilali crossing and try to find out if they've registered his crossing? My Spanish is just too basic. Obviously we've alerted police and consulates but they are so slow - I just talked to the consulate in Lima, they're still waiting for some authorization to formally start the search.
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I was in Peru and Bolivia in 2006, so this is old, but at that time I was often, but not always, asked for my passport number and nationality when checking in to a hotel or hostel that catered to foreigners. I assumed it was for cases like this, where a foreigner turned up missing. I doubt that the info goes to a database or anything, but his passport info is likely in some hotel registry somewhere, if there was a way to find it. Not sure if this helps, but something to think about.

Hoping for the best.
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Hi Catherine, I am also hoping for the best for your brother.

I have a couple of ideas for you if you have not tried them yet.

1. Did he use the website couchsurfing?

2. Did he use Airbnb?

3. What was the longest period he was out of touch before this on his travels?

4. Did he have camping equipment with him on this trip?

5. What time of the day did he normally ride at? Does he like to sleep in/ Go to bed early?

6. Have you contacted his last riding buddy? Maybe they had an idea of what his plans were.
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Hi Pastourer, Are you maybe able to contact the border personnel at Tilali crossing and try to find out if they've registered his crossing? My Spanish is just too basic. Obviously we've alerted police and consulates but they are so slow - I just talked to the consulate in Lima, they're still waiting for some authorization to formally start the search.
I will try!
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We've just got confirmation from the embassy that Nicolas crossed over to Bolivia at Tilali on June 16
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Unhappy any guy ridding at bolivia, right now???

Hi, Grant Johnson:



does anyone here knows anyonw ridding at bolivia, right now??? How can I search at HUBB who would be traveling around there??


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We've just got confirmation from the embassy that Nicolas crossed over to Bolivia at Tilali on June 16
Just readed it... So his crossing is confirmed, he must be at Bolivia...
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I will try!
I was unable... I've tried to contact the mayor's office, local police... Finally I got a phone number but it was from a driving school

Police says that the border crossing is not operated by local police, and only gave a general info number from Border Police, who dind'nt gave me the phone number for the post.

Do you have a phone number for the border post???
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