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,→To/From Bolivia: Adding another crossing info
'''The following originally appeared on the page for Bolivia'''
From the occasionally extortionately priced town of Copacabana (which is actually the "original" Copacabana if you have a Trivia night) you have to get to the border town of Kasani 12 km south, which passes the Copacabana airport. You can hitch there or say fuck it and take the 3 Boliviano micro (which is 2 for locals/non gringos). The Migración office is on your right hand now and you have to have your passport and green paper (sucks if you lost it, I don't know the consequences of this but it probably involves a bribe) ready for the angry men. Should take one minute to check out of Bolivia if you manage to answer questions correctly and not piss off anyone in the process. Hurrah! Now you have to walk 300 meters past the church the Perú statue and you'll find the Peruvian office on your right hand too. Again, you'll have to fill in a form that you have to carry with you during your entire stay like upon entering Bolivia. These guys were friendly, which probably has something to do with the fact that they have a nicer building to perform their job in. The first town on the Peruvian side is named Yunguyo and you're about 2 km away from it. You can get a 2 Soles micro there or walk to the end of it to get to hitch to Puno, which is really easy though it's still 120 km away! As experienced by [[User:MOAH|MOAH]], hitchhiking in Perú is a fucking breeze compared to Bolivia.
'''[[Puno]] - Desaguadero'''
The region in this area both in Peru and Bolivia is called the Alto Plano,
It basically means that it is very high and more or less flat.
We are talking about more than 4000 meters high, so basically there isn’t so much oxygen
Which can lead to a constant headache, and doing simple tasks can feel tiring.
After awhile you get use to it but it’s important to mention.
It is also relatively very cold all year long, and in the rainy season you can find your tent sitting all of a sudden in a paddle. So be careful not to camp in flat areas that rain drains to.
Hitchhiking by it self is not so hard, but it’s also not super good.
You’ll need to cross two big cities, Puno and Juliaca, which is always not so easy for hitchhikers.
Some parts of the road don’t have much movement especially on Sunday’s and especially close to the border. In overall tit is not super easy but certainly doable.
The crossing in Desaguadero is not too difficult.
There are few bridges that cross the river, some of them are closed for civilians.
The most northern one is the normal crossing.
If you go by the river people with small boats will offer you to take you the other side for a small payment. Don’t do it if you wish to stay legal.
The immigration office is close to the crossing of the bridge in both sides.
You’ll have to enter the buildings and wait in a line sometimes.
For [[User:SonOfaHitch|SonOfaHitch]] it went really smooth. Few questions like how long you are going to stay,
Do you have Covid Vaccination which they barely checked. And that’s it
No luggage check or anything in both sides.
=== To/From [[Chile]] ===
