Ecuador
Visa
Not needed for Dutch nationals, 90 days access over a one year period.
Arrival
Lalamor border crossing from Peru, 2017-01-17
Smooth border crossing, immigration took 15 min. customs 20 min.
Departure
Nuevo Mundo border crossing to Colombia, 2017-03-03
Smooth border crossing, the whole exit process took 10 min.
Carnet
Not needed. TIP for 90 days upon entry.
Insurance
Supposed to be included in TIP. No possibility to get a short term local insurance.
Money
USD is the official currency. ATMs are widely available.
Diesel
Cheap: about €0,25 per liter. Contrary to what we read elsewhere we saw diesel up to the border at the local price, but we did not check for restrictions for foreigners.
Corruption and Crime
One police officer asking for "money from our country". When we said we didn't have it he let us go without discussion.
Roads
Generally excellent, many new roads.
Other
Except fuel Ecuador is an expensive country.
Not needed for Dutch nationals, 90 days access over a one year period.
Arrival
Lalamor border crossing from Peru, 2017-01-17
Smooth border crossing, immigration took 15 min. customs 20 min.
Departure
Nuevo Mundo border crossing to Colombia, 2017-03-03
Smooth border crossing, the whole exit process took 10 min.
Carnet
Not needed. TIP for 90 days upon entry.
Insurance
Supposed to be included in TIP. No possibility to get a short term local insurance.
Money
USD is the official currency. ATMs are widely available.
Diesel
Cheap: about €0,25 per liter. Contrary to what we read elsewhere we saw diesel up to the border at the local price, but we did not check for restrictions for foreigners.
Corruption and Crime
One police officer asking for "money from our country". When we said we didn't have it he let us go without discussion.
Roads
Generally excellent, many new roads.
Other
Except fuel Ecuador is an expensive country.