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RE: Costa Rica - Panama - Columbia - Ecuador

by paulschmidtart 15 May 2012

You can be in Panama City in one long day of a bus ride from San Jose. When you get there stay at or wander over to www.mamallena.com…
RE: Entering Colombia from Ecuador

by selva26 14 May 2012

Crossing the border by land, there are 2 possibilities : 1. crossing border near Tulcán going to Ipiales in Colombia, going on untill…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia - how to cross the border?

by kmingnath 14 May 2012

Yeah a few months ago I crossed from Tulcan in Ecuador to Ipiales in Colombia. It is a very safe and fast crossing. Once you cross the…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia - how to cross the border?

by galapagoschristophe 13 May 2012

I am foreigner living in Colombia. I crossed the border many times. Don't take yamthrower's advice lightly. To be more specific it is…
RE: Entering Colombia from Ecuador

by shPlasticPaddy 13 May 2012

You can get a bus from Quito to Tulcan for about $4 & takes approx 4 hours. Get a taxi/colectivo to the border. Cross the border into…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia - how to cross the border?

by yamthrower 13 May 2012

Yeah, it just involves a few transportation switches, bus to Tulcan, micro-van or taxi to the border, get your exit stamp, walk across…
RE: Colombia vs. Peru vs. Ecuador - Female Solo Traveler

by Peregrinef 04 May 2012

Ecuador is probably the least safe out of the three. When we got to the hostel in Quito, pretty much half of the people there had something…
RE: Bogota to Quito route

by palenque2012 02 May 2012

I'm leaning towards Ipiales because the Las Lajas Sanctuary looks amazing. But if there is something I'm missing between Mocoa and Lago…
Re: Bogota to Quito route

by selva26 02 May 2012

Once you get to Mocoa, there are 2 options : -travelling south to the international bridge in San Miguel, entering Ecuador throug Lago…
Bogota to Quito route

by palenque2012 01 May 2012

I'm thinking about doing the following route to Ecuador from Bogota and was hoping for some input as far as is this the right order, current…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia

by yamthrower 22 April 2012

Okay I'd go skip Tierradentro, I think San Agustin will be better based on your spanish and priorities. I hate rushing too, so let's…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia

by dwyguy 22 April 2012

Haha, I can tell you really enjoy Colombia and I am really enjoying picking your brain about it. My Spanish is pretty bad, so anything…
RE: Ecuador to Colombia

by dwyguy 21 April 2012

Quito→Otvalo→Ipiales→Popayan→San Agustine→Popayan→Salento→Manziales→Medellin→Caribbean Coast→Bogota Would this be a d
RE: Ecuador to Colombia

by yamthrower 19 April 2012

Haha, I'm sure you'd like to get some perspective other than mine, but since no one else is answering I'll offer my thoughts again. You…
RE: Crossing Ecuador to Colombia

by mundo_propio 11 April 2012

Ormeño is more costly. I suggest you take a bus to Tumbes, taxi to the border, taxi to Machala from where direct buses leave for Quito,…
Re: Colombia to Peru or Argentina

by hannahbananana 10 April 2012

Probably I am too late now, but I did exactly the same thing at the end of February: I took a bus from Medellin for 98.000 COP to Ipiales…
Re: Colombia..safe to travel?

by Standanista 05 March 2012

I've only done two short trips to Colombia but my experiences each time were along the line of what Julie above says. There were lots…
RE: Colombia Travel Advisory

by alanymarce 07 February 2012

There has been an increase in inconvenient activity in the south of Colombia. The obvious "no go" areas remain so, however recently there…
RE: Crossing border from Colombia to Ecuador, safest cities/hostels to stay?

by playablanca 03 February 2012

I did this journey when I crossed to Ecuador. I took bus from Popayan to Pasto (approx 6 hours-travel by day) and stayed at the Koala…
RE: formal requests for personal opinions

by playablanca 03 February 2012

I think you may end up wanting to spend longer than a few weeks, as the Colombian govt/tourist slogan says: " the only risk is wanting…
24hour Visit Rule for Colombia?

by FPNJ5 31 January 2012

I read a thread on here which indicated that if you're just making a day-trip into Colombia from Ecuador, Colombian authorities require…
Re: Quito on a sunday

by morboso 30 January 2012

Sunday night the city is dead, but Sunday during the day is the best time to visit the historical center, the main roads are shut down…
RE: Peru to...

by rhythmbug 24 January 2012

It will probably take you about 4 or 5 days to get to the North Coast of Colombia. Border crossings should be done in daylight hours.…
Re: Crossing border from Colombia to Ecuador, safest cities/hostels to stay?

by gjbailey 16 January 2012

You are going to want to start your travel day very early if you leave from Pasto. Get to Ipiales quick, do the catedral and get across…
Re: Crossing border from Colombia to Ecuador, safest cities/hostels to stay?

by travelready7 13 January 2012

Did this trip less than a month ago. We stayed at koala backpackers in Pasto and took a bus to Ipiales the next morning. I believe the…