Blog September 2013

From Mike Berger

       When I went I just took a bus from the main Cuenca bus station =

that went all the way to the border town of Huaquillas, it was not = particularly comfortable but it was good enough for me and only $7 (the = trip took somewhere around 9 hours, I left cuenca around 1pm and was in = Peru around 11 but you may want to leave earlier to do all the border = crossing stuff in the daylight). At the Cuenca bus station just walk = around and look for one of the offices with “Huaquillas” written on the = walls (there are two buslines that go there but I don't remember the = name of either). Wear a T shirt and bring plenty to drink becuase most = of the trip will be hot and the AC might not work. When in Huaquillas = you have to find a taxi driver to take you to the Imigration office = which is located off of a remote highway where they stamp the passports = (there is another border crossing in the center of the town of = Huaquillas where you could probably cross the border but you would not = be in Peru legally or have been legally stamped out of Ecuador). It = costs about $4 to go from the bus terminal in Huaquillas to the = Immigration office where you will get stamped out of Ecuador and then, = in that same office, stamped into Peru. Then it costs about $12 to go = in taxi from the Immigration office to Tumbes, Peru (This has to be a = special taxi approved by the authorities, look for a taxi sign next to = the immigration building, you should ask the immigration police to call = the taxi as your cell phone probably won't have signal). The special = taxi will take you wherever you want to go in Tumbes. Ask them to take = you to the central park “donde hay muchos hoteles”. Hotels tend to take = dollars. In anticipacion of the return trip I got the authorized taxi = drivers number so that I could cross the border back into Ecuador. Keep = in mind that Claro Ecuador and Claro Peru are different services but you = can always have the hotel desk manager call the taxi once you have the = number giving him a few cents for the cost of the phone call.

I am very busy and won't be able to answer any follow up questions but = this should be enough to get you there and back provided you know at = least a little Spanish.

Michael Berger

http://cuencasbestproperties.com/blog/blog

Ecuadorian Consulate in Tumbes, Peru Address

Jirón Bolívar 129

e/ Grau y Malecón Benavides, 3er piso

Tumbes Peru

Telephone (+51) 72 525 949

(+51) 72 521 739

Telefax (+51) 72 525 949

E-mail consultum@terra.com.pe

Head of Mission Rita Torres Torres, Consul

• Address Jirón Bolívar 129
• Plaza Armas
• Tumbes
• Peru
• Phone local: (072) 521.739
• international: +51.72.521.739
• Fax local: (072) 525.949
• international: +51.72.525.949
• Email consultum@speedy.com.pe

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Requirement for Ecuador visa application:

• Valid passport for more than 6 months
• Return ticket (for air, land or sea travel)
• Proof of economic means to support yourself during your stay in Ecuador (may be requested by Immigration authorities)
• If a visa application is necessary, the following are also required:
• Police certificate from country/state of residence
• Medical certificate.
• Two photographs
• Application form

• Cost of Ecuador visa:
• Tourist and Business:
• US$30 (for up to 3 months);
• US$50 (for up to 6 months).

Transit: US$30.

Student: US$50 (free of charge to nationals from the USA, Germany, Spain, Colombia and Paraguay).

Cultural Exchange: Free of charge.

What documents will be required? Required documents for everyone entering Ecuador include:

Valid passport for more than 6 months Return ticket (for air, land or sea travel) Proof of economic means to support yourself during your stay in Ecuador (may be requested by Immigration authorities)

If a visa application is necessary, the following are also required: Police certificate from country/state of residence Medical certificate. Two photographs Application form

Additional documents may be required for:

Student visa: A certificate of the course registration in Ecuador and a certificate of financial solvency (e.g. a bank deposit with a letter stating the intention of the bank to pay the student 10% of that amount a month) or a document signed by a relative stating that the student is supported by a family member.

Cultural Exchange visa: An application from the Ecuadorian authority sponsoring the student/teacher with a copy of the Agreement under which the programme is carried out and, for teachers, a signed document stating that they will not receive any Ecuadorian funds for their work.

Business visa: A letter from applicant’s firm and sponsoring company or a bank statement.

Time required to issue visa: Applications must be made in person (an appointment is necessary) and a visa is usually issued on the same day.

• Address
• Jiron Bolivar 129
• Plaza Armas
• Tumbes, Peru
• Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru, Peru
• E-mail
• consultum@speedy.com.pe

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• Address
• Jiron Bolivar 129
• Plaza Armas
• Tumbes, Peru
• Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru, Peru
• E-mail
• consultum@speedy.com.pe

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— Antonio Fiorentino Di Stefano 2013/09/04 21:37

Here's a reliable bus service to Huaquillas from Cuenca: http://transportesazuay.com/index-2.html

HORARIOS INTERPROVINCIALES SALIDAS - LLEGADAS

Cuenca - Santa Rosa - Arenillas - Huaquillas

03H00 - 05H45 - 10H00 13H00 - 16H00 - 17H45 20H00 - 23H30

Huaquillas - Arenillas - Santa Rosa - Cuenca

01H00 - 03H30 - 06H15 07H30 - 09H30 - 12H00 15H00 - 19H00

MATRIZ:

Oficina Cuenca: Diección: Terminal Terrestre ofc. # 09 Telf. 07 - 2823163 / 07 - 283905