"Peru/Ecuador border" Piura Things to Do Tip by lichinga

<p>The border crossing at <font color='#008000'><b>Aguas Verdes/Huaquillas</b></font>
is an astonishing experience. First of all, one must know the Ecuadorians (well,
the military men in Ecuador, not really rthe common people and not even remotely
the indigenous people) are still quarreling about the exact position of the
border with Peru. In Ecuador you nay still look at map where the Northern
departments of Peru (Tumbes, Jaen and Iquitos) are considered to be part of
Ecuador - as you con easily imagine this has nothing to do with people, but it's
just a matter of oil production areas. Knowing this, the funny thing is that
Peru and Ecaudor have different economies and priorities, so that a lot of
popular items are cheaper in one country or in the other alternatively; the
result is that the border area is a huge street market - <i>please, note that if
you're not a national of Peru/Ecuador you have to formally cleear the customs
and you will neeed someone to explain you where the check-.points are, because
you need to have the right stamps in your passoport</i> - where the goods are
bought on the cheaper side of the border and immediately exported in the other country. Sometimes you will find fruits, fish and clothes in Ecuador, with hundreds of Peruvian buyers; a few months later, the same items are to be found in Peru, with screaming Ecuadorians buying them.