Sorry for not replying sooner, been bombing it South to Patagonia and this slipped my mind.

We (me and one other) did get out in the end and have written this guide. These were the only problems we encountered inherent to buying a bike in Peru, but past infractions do stay with 2nd hand bikes. Hope previous owners didnt skip on border processing like stamps, because there can be a fines and delays (as we found out the hard way).

After having some issues leaving Peru I've put together a guide on how to get out. Ive since crossed from Bolivia to Chile without any problems, but have yet to re-enter Peru. Hopefully that goes ok...

Step 1: find friendly peruvian (1 per vehicle)

Step 2: write a "carta poder" - this is a document to say your Peruvian friend has power of attorney over the vehicle, although it remains your property. The document we used is attached.

Step 3: Go to notary and get this document stamped. You will need one witness per power of attorney document. Your friend will be asked what relation the witness is to them, so they shouldn't just be a random off the street.

Step 4: Go to the border with your friend. Go into the aduana with them and all of your documents (Carta Poder, boleta informativa, sale document, passport). Your friend will (administratively) leave Peru with the vehicle. The border guard should know what to do, but it might be worth printing the excerpt from the law attached in the next reply.

Step 5: (This step will depend on your border. We went to the Copacabana border with Bolivia as the Peruvian/Bolivian aduana offices are seperate, and we could ride the bikes over ourselves.) We then entered Bolivia with the bikes in our name. If you were to use the Desaguadero border it may complicate thing; because the aduana office is shared you may need to enter Bolivia with the bikes in your friends name. This may cause you problems when leaving, but I don't know. I have no idea how the other borders work.

If you are in Puno I would recommend Casa Samay Wasi - they have a garage to do any maintenance you might want to do, and for s/400 per bike Todo and his son Alex helped us figure out how to do all this and came to Yunguyo for us.

Key to Carta Poder:
1. Your name
2. Your passport number
3. Your nationality
4. Friends name
5. Friends DNI (ID) number
6. Friends address
7. Moto licence plate
8. Moto manufacturer
9. Moto model
10. Moto year of manufacture
11. Moto color
12. Country to enter
13. Your name, passport number (you will sign and fingerprint here at the notary)
14. Friends name, DNI number (they will sign and fingerprint at the notary)

Good luck!

PS if someone is able to type up the carta poder then it is less likely to be lost to time

Attached Files

carta Poder.pdf (3.83 MB, 228 views)