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Originally Posted by ainschic87
I (wife) am planning the itinerary however, so far I have gotten us to Manaus but I am unsure the best way to get from Manuas to Quito in Ecaudor. I have read you can catch a ferry from Manaus to Yurimaguas and ride by road from there. Otherwise we could ride from Manuas to Porto Velho, down to Cusco then up to Quito. Has anyone does this trip by rode? Any suggestions?
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If you can spare the time, I highly recommend that you go to VZ and Colombia then to Ecuador. It's easy. From Manaus take the excellent highway north to Venezuela, then head West to Colombia. Hotels are very very cheap in VZ. And fuel is free. If you cross into Colombia near Merida, it will save some time.
There is a lot of beauty in VZ and Colombia that is worth seeing. I loved them both A LOT more than Ecuador or Peru.
I took a barge from Manaus to Belem last year (downstream) and it took 5 days. So figure probably 10 days from Manaus to Yurimaguas. The road from Yurimaguas to the coast of Peru is nice pavement. It has a lot of curves obviously.
By the way, driving in the Andes (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) can be an overload of curves. And dangerous curves where the oncoming trucks are in your lane. Be careful.
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