We have done the plate and papers swap a couple of times. Problem is many borders are colocated, so there is no opportunity, Still plenty left though

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For info to the OP. At Copacabana: the border posts are close (+/- 200 meters), but out of sight of each other.

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Thanks for your responses! I am planning to be in Copacabana a few days before the expiration of the permit. If I have problems, I will go and discuss with the aduana in Puno. If I still have problems, do you think I would have more chances trying to cross the Chilean border? Or same issues?

In my (recent) experience:

Peru border with Chile near Arica: Very officious, verging on the anally retentive.

Copacabana border: More casual, possible opportunity to pay a "fine" or just sneak through, if you're observant/have your wits about you. However if you get caught, don't say I said so. I will deny I ever wrote this post. I'll claim I was hacked

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Hi Tommy_boy_31, I think that you need lucky to cross the border.

Take the recomendation about that you must be fast if customs want to take your bike. Escape and run with the bike from the office, and then lets think about the next step.

If you need time to "fix" the papers with the previous owner, we can storage your bike in the shop. Now we have four bikes for storage.

Tell me if you need anything in Perú, maybe I can assist you from Lima. My phone is 993464991 (local number) and my email is fmiranda@motosdelperu.com

Regards.

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Hola Everyone,
I am through to Bolivia! It took me 2 or 3 hours negotiations, I had to wait for everyone to be gone so they could shut the door of the aduana house and I gave them 150usd and they could make it legal on their system. I however do not recommend anyone to do it this way. They also told me that if I had come 3 days later, they would have taken the bike. I feel I am lucky and I would not go through this again.
However, if you have no other options (if the permit of the bike has expired, for example):
1) Make sure you park before the gate, walk to the immigration, get your passport stamped, as usual,
2) Once they told me I could go, I just drove and noone checked anything until I got to the Bolivian border. The Peruvian gate is a chain and you can drive around or wait for a bus to drive through and just follow him naturally. Of course you cannot ever go back to Peru with the bike because their system will show that the bike is still in Peru.
3) When you get to the Bolivian gate, you just have to show your property title, an official document from where the bike is registered, with chassis number, engine number, brand, make, colour, all this sh*t. As I said, I don't recommend it, but you can easily make a fake one.
4) I have been told another way, even easier, but I have not tried myself. Some cyclists told me it is possible to cross the border from Peru to Bolivia (and the other way too) on the other side of the lake Titicaca (via Putina, Tilali, Puerto Acosta). I have been told there is no control there, you are then required to get yourself and the bike stamped at the Immigration (Puno in Peru, not sure where in Bolivia). Anyone been through this way?

So pretty much what people here on the HUBB advise you, except you could have saved 150 bucks by opening and closing the Peru barrier yourself.

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