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== The boats to [[Peru]] on the Napo River ==
To cross the border from Ecuador to Perú in this region, you have to take a few boats as there are no roads. Prices are as of May 2017. Hitchwiki user [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] wrote a detailed account of this boat trip on [her blog https://mindofahitchhiker.com/iquitos-peru-coca-ecuador-river-boat/]. The boats here aren't really hitchable, but one can always try!
1. From El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerte. Leaves daily. Costs $18.75. In Nuevo Rocafuerte you can stamp out of Ecuador at the immigration office in the police station.
2. From Nuevo Rocafuerte to Cabo Pantoja in Perú. Leaves during daylight hours if you pay a local. No official boat. Costs about $20 or 60 Peruvian Soles, depending on how many people, the exchange rate, and your negotiation skills. Stamp into Perú in Pantoja at the immigration office next to the police station and a huge military base.
3. From Cabo Pantoja to Mazan via Santa Clotilde. This is where you get to have options: A) take the slow boat that leaves twice per month (no info on prices), or B) take the fast boat that leaves twice per week and includes accommodation in Santa Clotilde and some food and drinks for 200 Peruvian Soles (about $60). If you don't carry any Peruvian Soles, try to find a gringo to exchange with in Pantoja. Exchanging Peruvian Soles in Ecuador is really, ''really'' tough.
4. From Mazan to Iquitos. There's a fast boat (15 Peruvian Soles) and a slow boat (8 Peruvian Soles) and they leave every day until about 15:00. You have to walk or take a mototaxi (3 Peruvian Soles) across the peninsula of Mazan to get to the other harbor. In Iquitos you're in a big city again and there's ATMs if you need them.
