Macara, Ecuador to Suyo, Peru | Customs and Immigration

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All steps for both countries in same building on Ecuador side of bridge. See other pin.

Small and safe border.Dont Forget to stop on the Ecuador side for stamping your passport and the temporary importation of your ride. The Peru border is on the other side of the bridge, you can buy the SOAT ( mandatory insurance) between the 2 borders.

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All steps for both countries now in same building on Ecuador side of bridge. See other pin.

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Exited Ecuador to Peru today and it was the easiest Border Crossings since leaving the US. Got to Ecuador Immigration at 7 and there were no queues. Same with Aduana. Whole process took 10 minutes. Purchased SOAT as soon as I crossed the bridge. Orange/Yellow building up on your left just over the Bridge. $30 for 1 month motorcycle cover. Peru immigration was very quick too. As for your TIP at the Aduana, you can't get it without the SOAT. Great Border Crossing.

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Super nice border. Really fast side Ecuador 15min to cancel passport and tip and it was during "lunch". And Peru side, we confirmed you need 3 doses or 2 with a pcr. 15min for the passport and 30 for the tip and 10minutrs for the insurance in the orange building near the bridge in a little hill. so everything went nice until they took our little cactus so be careful they check vegetables and fruits on this checkpoint and one the other one 20km after.

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Ecuador > Peru

Peru immigration says that they now require three COVID-19 vaccine doses to enter... The Peru government’s official statement actually says non-resident foreigners “must be fully vaccinated according to the vaccination schedule of your home country.” In the US, this is two doses. Maybe I am reading it wrong? Regardless, my husband and I have two doses each (no booster) and we were denied entry. We then went to the health center (on the Peru side of the bridge) where we were offered a booster on the spot or falsified information on our vax cards, both which we declined. Eventually the woman wrote a note saying we could pass, which we took back to immigration and were allowed to proceed. Alternatively, I believe you can have a negative PCR test so I recommend that so you won’t run into trouble for those without boosters!

For those with pets: Ecuador dog entry paperwork required for dog to enter Peru.

Peru vehicle insurance can be purchased on the spot at the border.

In total, took under 1.5 hours. Good luck!

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A good border to cross (no copies needed and they didn’t check a health form). Ecuadorian side was super quick and easy. Stop before the bridge and the aduana and migraccion is next to each other. Cost us maybe 15 minutes total. Then cross the bridge and park the car in front of migraccion (about 300m after the bridge). Get your stamp (took us 1 hour because they were slow… only 25 people in front of us). On the left side of the migraccion is the Aduana for you TIP. Super quick process with a friendly guy. Maybe 20 minutes total. Get your insurance just after the bridge on your left. 20$ for 3 months !!! After that you will get a check for fruit and vegetables because you cant bring them from ecuador into Peru.

One more important thing to say: after about 20-30km in Peru there is another check from Aduana (no idea why). So in those km’s don’t buy fruit or vegetables! And if you have a car, be aware you need reflecting stickers all around your vehicle, they tried to fine us for that in Peru.

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Slow paced at around 11 (siesta). The computer system broke down a few times.

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Very easy and fast crossing, Ecuador to Peru. Ecuador about 15 mins for stamping and TIP release, Peru a bit longer as they photographed us , fingerprinted us and did a cursory inspection of the vehicle. Asked about fruit and veggies but ignored the extra 40 litres of cheap Exuadoran gasoline we had in the back. Very friendly

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Crossed here 4 times in 2019. All times on the bus from Loja to Piura and back. Never any problems. No copies needed. Never looked into bags under the bus. Just looking for agricultural products. I am a resident of Ecuador and nothing ever needed either direction. Immigration in Peru can take time when Venezuelans are crossing with children.

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Easy crossing into Ecuador. Window for passport stamp. 10mins. Next window for Car TIP for Ecuador. 30mins. No copies of anything required.

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It took us 1 hour in total to cross the border. We didn’t needed any copies. No vaccines proof or mandatory vaccine were asked from us. The roads were good on both sides. Friendly staff and very tranquilo!

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Everything OK, just one note: If you have a motorbike on your motorhome like we have - you should ask aduana officer for note about that (just wrote it to the document which is for your car and stamp it!) In Peru If you do not have note from aduana about another vehiculos which you have, they can take off it to you.

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took us an hour to get through everything getting into Peru. longest was the soat at the tienda.

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Quiet border.
Leaving Ecuador - park before bridge. Immigration on left-hand side of road. Took 15 minutes tops. No fees, no fuss and passport stamped and TIP paper taken.

Entering Peru - park after bridge. Immigration and Aduana on right-hand side. Took 10 minutes for Immigration.
Aduana's computer was down so had to wait 1 hour for system to come back up.
No fees.
Only wanted Title and first-named owner's passport. They made appropriate copies; no need to make extra ahead.

Caution: Gas line in Macará took 30 minutes to fill up before going over border.

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Don't park just over the bridge at Peru side as the Aduana wanted the vehicle just beside their office. No copy documents needed for us (UK). Took 1 hr altogether

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V straightforward crossing into Ecuador from Peru. Took about 45 mins in total (inc both sides).

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It was the slowest border crossing for us! It took 3 hours to enter Ecuador. 10 minutes on Peruvian side, the rest on Ecuadorian... It seemed that they didn't know how to fill all paperwork, then guy from aduana disappeared for 1,5 h...

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Wow! Quickest border crossing out of 11 - Just one hour! Friendly people, the Aduana officer even took the copy he needed with the stamp and showed us pictures of waterfalls in Peru. No one checked the Van really, Aduana just glanced out of the door to see the Van. No exchange money guys. You can pay the Insurance in US. We paid 8$ for a month. No other fees at this border.

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From Ecuador to Peru
Ecuadorian side:
We parked before the bridge. Got the exit stamp at the little immigration container (left hand side) and handed our TIP in at the Aduana (next container to the right). No receipt. No costs.

Peru side:
We parked behind the bridge. Got our import stamp from the immigration office. At the aduana, just a few meters away, we handed in the title of the car, drivers license, the SOAT, the passport, and the stamped tourist card (including one color copy each). Copy shops are on the same side, a few meters further. We paid 25c for one color copy.
You can buy the SOAT just behind the bridge. There ist a big sign "SOAT aqui". We paid 8 USD for a Land Rover Defender for one month.

Oh and just a hint: If you plan on getting some fuel before crossing the border, plan in some extra time, as in our case the line was very long (about 30 min waiting time). ;)

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Nothing changed except price for insurance : 21sol for our 7m's RV.

Don't forget switch your lights on 24h when driving in Peru. We often meet police and light off cost is 316 sol... (with a corrupted policeman we paid 100s...)

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We crossed this border from Ecuador to Peru in the morning. Small and safe border.Dont Forget to stop on the Ecuador side for stamping your passeport and the temporary importation of your ride. The Peru border is on the other side of the bridge, you can buy the SOAT ( mandatory insurance) between the 2 borders in a small restaurant up the stairs on the left, we paied 15$ for 1 month ( its obviously overated but we didnt try to negociate) the lady couldnt contract us more than 1 month. It took us 1 hour in total to cross the border, the car has not been opened or checked and everyone was very nice, no one tried to get some money from us. We really recommend to cross through this border, moreover the roads are very good on North side.

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One border crossing of four (Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia). 
Direction of Travel: Peru to Ecuador
DTG: 3 July, 2013; 3pm
Exiting Peru - 15 minutes - No wait

See the police first on the far right of the control point.  Then, slide one window to the left to immigration.  Finally, slide one more door down to Aduana.  They will need copies of title and your passport.  They will also need the temporary vehicle paper you were given upon entry.  They will keep all these items and send you on your way.  No slip or paperwork is given to cross into Ecuador.  No one waiting in line ahead of me, which made it fast.  This is a great border crossing location.  Fast and remote. 
Entering Ecuador - 45 minutes - Waiting on personnel
Go straight to the immigration window (no police involved).  Next, slide to the trailer on the right for Aduana.  They will want copies of title, passport, home registration for vehicle, and international drivers license. This is the first time I encountered this, but perhaps they just ask for it for convenience.  A regular license should suffice.  I had to wait for the gentlemen to get off the phone, which delayed me by 30 minutes. Otherwise, no wait.  Also, no inspection of the vehicle...at all.  He will give you a piece of paper to give to Aduana upon exit.  I asked if I needed insurance for my moto. He confirmed "no."    Friendly and fast.

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Border Crossing: Ecuador / Peru on November 18th, 2013 | Posted at  http://www.vangabonds.com/border-crossing-ecuador-peru/

We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually).

When, Where, and Which Direction: November 8, 2013 – Ecuador > Peru at Macará

What We Needed:
Passports (and 1 copy of driver’s passport),Ecuadorian Auto Import Permit,Vehicle Title (and 1 copy),Vehicle Registration (and 1 copy),Driver’s License (and 1 copy), and1 copy of driver’s entrance stamp to Peru.The Process: The border stations sit on either side of the Macará River. After passing the town of Macará, a few small buildings are on the left side of the road, just before the bridge. Park along the right side of the road and approach the Ecuadorian migración window with passports. The agent will look at each traveler’s passport and then return it with a short form to fill out. Submit the completed form and passport to the agent, and he will stamp it for the official exit. Then continue on foot towards the bridge. Aduana is in one of the next two trailers, is marked, and is run by the pair of uniformed officials that hang out under a roadside tent that monitors the checkpoint for cars entering Ecuador. Explain that you need to cancel your temporary vehicle import permit. They will process it, keep the permit, and send you on your way. No paperwork confirming cancellation and no fees.

Drive across the bridge and park along the right side of the road. Visit the migración window with your passport at the first building on the right (not including the snack shacks). The agent may ask how long you intend to be in the country, but otherwise stamps passports and sends travelers on their way relatively quickly. Across the street, just past the bridge on the left side is a restaurant that sits on a hill. Signs in front advertise SOAT for sale, the official obligatory vehicle insurance of Peru. Approach the restaurant and ask for SOAT; the woman working there will send you to the backside of the building. We were quite confused (read Our Experience below for more details), but she does indeed mean the door that can be seen from the restaurant through the kitchen, looks like it is on someone’s front porch, and opens into a living room-ish area. Stand there and wave until someone comes to help you. They will invite you in to a kiosk in the room from where they sell SOAT. It can be purchased by either by the month or the year, but if you plan on staying two months, you won’t have trouble finding SOAT in other cities throughout the country later to extend your coverage. The woman may ask to see a copy of the vehicle “matricula”; this is usually the registration (they are looking for plate information), but we provide a copy of both title and registration when asked (because registration never looks official enough). She will not keep the copies, but may need someone to go look at the car to confirm that it is indeed the type you are claiming it is. Once she approves, fill out the SOAT form, pay $8 USD – exact change recommended, and then head back to the right side of the road to the small aduana building past the migración office. Like in Ecuador, it is behind the roadside pop-up tent that monitors traffic entering the country.
Let the agent there know that you need a temporary auto import permit for a vehicle from whatever country your vehicle is from. He will likely ask you to move your car up closer to the building and request a copy of each the vehicle title, the vehicle registration, a copy of the driver’s passport, a copy of the driver’s license, and a copy of the driver’s entrance stamp to Peru. He may also want to see some of the originals as well as your SOAT. Note that none of the vendors on either side of the border make photo copies and that if you are asked for a copy of your entrance stamp to Peru, you’re going to have to try to get someone in the offices to do it for you. Read Our Experience below for how this played out for us. Once the agent has typed up the permit, he will collect a finger print, signature, and possibly Facebook information from the driver before kindly permitting the vehicle into Peru.

Costs: The only cost on either side of the border is $8 USD for one month of SOAT. Though there was probably someone at the border to exchange money, we didn’t see them (and as you know, that is odd). The SOAT lady accepted US dollars, and then we didn’t purchase anything until we reached an ATM in Chiclayo that night. Plan ahead or do other research if you want Nuevo Soles earlier. It might speed things up a bit to have some extra cash on hand for help with getting a copy from an official or speeding things along. As we sat outside of aduana and waited for our import permit, we saw many, many vehicles pull up to the checkpoint tent, drop a few coins into the hand of the officer on duty, and then cruise on by. One man provided eggs to the officers, so, you know, if you’d rather bribe with eggs, I guess that’s an option too.
Dogs: Macará is quite a bit warmer than mountain towns on either side of the border, so we kept the car and air conditioning running for the duration of the process, locking the doors with our extra key. We also put the dogs into one of their kennels so that they weren’t up in the windows asking to be noticed. No one went anywhere near the  CR-Van though, no conversation was had about the dogs, and we entered the country without anything official for them. At a checkpoint later that day, an officer asked us if we had paperwork for the dogs, but when I said yes and prepared to pull out their vaccination records and certificates of health, he was satisfied with my answer, wasn’t interested in seeing them, and sent us on our way.

Our Experience: It wasn’t a difficult border as much as it was just a silly and purposelessly time-consuming one. We’ve seen a lot of inefficiency and runaround at borders during this journey, but at Macará it was more about just small, ridiculous things. We chose the Macará route instead of the Huaquillas one because we prefer the crossings that are calmer and with fewer salesmen. Based on those factors, Macará was a good choice. In fact, with a better idea of what we were going into, on a different day, perhaps even at a different time, it could have been a very simple and quick crossing. On Friday at lunchtime though, we spent 2 and a half hours going through the process and had quite a few laughs during that time. We wrote about the more qualitative details of that experience yesterday, and you can read about them here at  Cuenca to Cusco Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border http://www.vangabonds.com/cuenca-to-cusco-part-1-a-ridiculous-border/ .

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