paper work and shipping
I am fairly sure that you won't need a carnet for any South or Central America countries, this was the case a few years ago, as long as the bike is registered in your name I do not see a problem.
Also if you are having a problem finding shipping I know people who took a cruise from CT to BA and the bikes went as hand luggage for free, this also smoothed their passage in Argentina where customs can sometimes make things difficult and expensive.
Beware of shipping two bikes together, I did this with a friend to save money on paperwork when going to Chile, although customs did not make an issue of it they told me that they could of done as technically I was shipping two bikes in my name and was only allowed to temporarily import one at a time.
Mark
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