Comments on: Travel Tips – Land Border Crossing Checklist

By: Jason Castellani

Jason Castellani — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:19:49 +0000

A lot of countries are different, even in South America specifically, going between Peru and Chile. Coming from the north, Colombia, you go through Ecuador and Peru before entering Chile, where all of a sudden, it’s an extremely well developed modern border crossing. It was shocking after so many sketchy land border crossings.

By: Lanthy

Lanthy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:04:34 +0000

I hadn’t put much thought into this topic so I’m glad I found this post. Thanks for the information- it definitely seems like something I need to put on my radar and spend some time looking into and preparing for.

By: Jeremy Branham

Jeremy Branham — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:02:18 +0000

Great tips! I honestly have never considered this before as border crossing have never been an issue. However, I know some countries are different and people need to be aware of the things they need and protect themselves. Great information Jason!

By: Samuel Jeffery

Samuel Jeffery — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:04:29 +0000

Great tips Jason, I’ve had some very pleasant and exceptionally dodgy border crossing experiences. Being prepared definitely helps avoid the less pleasant ones.

By: Lara Dunston

Lara Dunston — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:15:44 +0000

Great tips! Seems like I did the same border crossings on a yearlong trip around Latin America I took (gulp), um, 17 years ago. They looked a lot less crowded then. Have many amazing memories. Will have to do it again one day.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:09:22 +0000

Great post. Do you know what the land entry requirements are to enter Peru from Brazil? Does Peru require a Brazil exit stamp? Thanks.

By: Michael Pugh

Michael Pugh — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:49:10 +0000

Ha! I’ve crossed that bridge from Costa Rica into Panama. Thought it looked familiar…

By: Akila

Akila — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:49:54 +0000

Great checklist. We always try to keep a stash of US dollars (about $150 or so set aside) just in case because we have found that so many borders ask for them.

We found that in Southeast Asia a lot of people were dressed like “officials” but were scamming people. In South America, do any of the countries have e-visas? We have found the e-visas to speed up the process significantly.
.-= Akila´s last blog ..the color of resiliency =-.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:35:00 +0000

Great post. When I was crossing from Turkey into Syria, I thought I was a step ahead by having both currencies. When I arrived and found out they ONLY accepted US dollars, I was scrambling to find an extra 20.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:28:32 +0000

Solid advice, especially for Central/South America. Thanks.