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=== Paraguay ===
Paraguay is a really nice country, but immigration checkpoints are usually very far away from the border in the nearest town of size. This doesn't follow any particular logic, and sometimes one has to hitchhike more than 100km between borders on crappy roads to get the next stamp. This might result in having your exit and entry stamps not done on the same day, which might lead to nasty questions by immigration officials.
==== Paraguayan Border Crossings Roughly West to East ====
'''Paso Internacional Mision La Paz''' on a Ruta 54 in Salta province leading to Boqueron department. The nearest town of size is Santa Victoria Este/Oeste (really, they're the same town) in Argentina. On the Paraguayan side there's Pozo Hondo, but the nearest town of size is Mariscal Estigarribia some 200km away, which might be your stamp in/out point. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing.
'''Fortin General José Bruguez''' on a side road of the Ruta 86 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. The nearest town of size in Argentina is Villa General Manuel Belgrano. The immigration offices of both countries are 100m apart and crosses a bridge over the Rio Pilcomayo. On Google Maps, the town is abbreviated to "Fortin Gral Bruguez, Paraguay". Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puente Internacional San Ignacio de Loyola''' on the Ruta 11 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. This one is close to [[Asuncion]], but not from the city. The Argentinian town is called Clorinda and the Paraguayan town Puerto Falcon. The nearby Paraguayan town Nanawa crosses multiple times into Clorinda, too, but lacks official exits for international passport holders. Immigration offices for both countries are 300m apart. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puerto Pilcomayo Ferry Crossing to Ita Enramada''' on the Ruta Nacional A011. From Formosa province to Districto Capital department. This is a border crossing by boat into a neighborhood of Asuncion called Ita Enramada. Passport control should be 100m from the pier on the Argentinian side. Please add information about prices if you crossed borders this way.
'''[[Formosa]] City Ferry Crossing to Alberdi''' on the Ruta Nacional 11. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. This 600m ferry ride across the Rio Paraguay should have their respective passport controls on either side at the port at the prefectura naval. Please let us know and add information about prices if you crossed between countries here.
'''Colonia Cano Ferry Crossing to Pilar''' on Ruta 9. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. The nearest Argentinian town is General Lico V. Mansilla, some 40km away from the actual ferry crossing. Pilar in Paraguay is directly on the other side. Let us know about the location of the passport controls and the prices of the ferry if you take this crossing.
'''Ituzaingo - Ayolas Hydroelectric Dam''' on the Ruta 120. Passport control is about 1km before the bridge/dam starts. It's a total distance of 40km from the town of Ituzaingo in Corrientes province till Ayolas in Misiones department. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puente Internacional San Roque González de Santa Cruz''' on the Ruta 105. From the Argentinian [[Posadas]] in Misiones province to the Paraguayan town Encarnacion in Itapúa Department. There's a bridge for cars, a ferry (''Lancha'') and even a train crossing. The passport control are on their respective sides of the bridge. Did you hitch across here? Please add more info!
'''San Ignacio Ferry Crossing to La Alborada''' near the Ruta Nacional 12 near San Ignacio, Misiones province. The ferry (''Lancha'') leaves from a place at the Paraná river called Puerto Nuevo, which has a camp site. This crossing is not on Google Maps, but is clearly visible on Open Street Maps. The nearest towns in Paraguay are La Alborada, Nueva Alborada and the German-sounding Hohenau in Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Corpus Ferry Crossing to Puerto Obligado''' on the Ruta Provincial 6. Goes from Corpus, Misiones province, to Puerto Obligado, Itapúa department, near Bella Vista and Hohenau. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Rico Ferry Crossing to Puerto Triunfo''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Rico, Misiones province, to Puerto Triunfo, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Montecarlo Ferry Crossing to Puerto Ape Aime''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Montecarlo, Misiones province, to Puerto Ape Aime, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Libertad Ferry Crossing to Domingo Martínez de Irala''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Libertad, Misiones province, to Doningo Martínez de Irala, Alto Paraná department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Triple Frontera/Tríplice Fronteira''' at the end of the Ruta Nacional 12 in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones province, Argentina. From here you can cross by ferry to Paraguay, to a village named San Francisco, that is near to [[Ciudad del Este]], Alto Paraná department. If not by ferry, one has to cross the international bridge to [[Brazil]] and then enter Paraguay. Let us know what you did around this border!
=== Bolivia ===
Some of you might need to apply for a visa or pay a reciprocity fee when entering Bolivia. It's surprisingly strict to get in. The immigration officers are not very good at making you feel welcome into their country. After filling in a form at the border, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] got shouted at and her form destroyed and tossed by the Bolivian immigration officer because he deemed her handwriting unreadable.
==== Bolivian Border Crossings West to East ====
Here's a list of all major border crossings between Argentina and Bolivia. One can enter Bolivia from Argentina from either the province of Salta or Jujuy. This border region has a lot of poverty, so most of them don't have fancy border complexes and paved roads, and one may have to find their entry/exit stamp very far away. Most of these border crossings are also at high altitude and some of them are not open year round. Be careful with bringing coca leafs into or from the countries. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to add more information.
'''Paso Fronterizo Villazon''' on the Ruta 9. The Argentinian town is called La Quiaca in Jujuy Province and the Bolivian one Villazón in Potosi Department. Immigration offices are 100m apart and the two towns are stuck together. East of this border are a few minor roads also crossing, but they don't have immigration offices, so only pursue those at your own risk. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Mecoya/Rio Santa Rosa''' on a side road of the Ruta 7 in Salta province. This one is not findable on Google Maps, but visible on Open Street Maps. The immigration office seems to be in the village called Santa Victoria in Argentina. You'll pass a town named Pucara de San Bernardo. Mecoya, the town on the Bolivian side, is 100km from the city of Tajira, Tajira Department, Bolivia. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Condado/La Mamora''' on the Ruta provincial 19 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. Again, not findable yet on Google Maps, while Open Street Maps is pretty confident about this one. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Aguas Blancas''' on the Ruta provincial 50 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. This one is bigger. Argentinian customs is 2km from the actual border. The Argentinian town of Aguas Blancas is really small, while Bermejo on the Bolivian side is rather large and has many amenities. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Paso Internacional Salvador Mazza - Yacuiba''' on the Ruta 34 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. It's very big. Argentinian customs is 100m from the bridge crossing the border. The town on the Argentinian side is called Profesor Salvador Mazza and the city on the Bolivian side Yacuiba. Let us know if you hitched this border.
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[[United States]] citizens must pay a $160 recipricocity fee to enter the country from any border. They are quite strict about this. Pay it here: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesible/
Canadian citizens need to pay a US$92 reciprocity fee as well. Can be paid on the same website as US citizens.
=== Chile ===
One example may be the ferry from [[Ushuaia]] to [[Puerto Navarino]] or [[Puerto Williams]] in Chile. This little boat may only need to cross less than 10km of water in the Beagle Channel, yet costs a magical US$200 ''or more''. There's a cruise between Puerto Williams and [[Punta Arenas]], if you really want to visit '''The World's Southernmost Village''', but it will probably cost you a kidney, too.
Other land borders may exist between Estancia San José (Argentina) and Camerón (Chile), but as if hitchhiking isn't hard enough on the main roads of Tierra del Fuego. Kudos if you did hitch another border crossing, and again, please add information here if you did!
=== Bolivia ===
Some of you might need to apply for a visa or pay a reciprocity fee when entering Bolivia. It's surprisingly strict to get in. The immigration officers are not very good at making you feel welcome into their country. After filling in a form at the border, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] got shouted at and her form destroyed and tossed by the Bolivian immigration officer because he deemed her handwriting unreadable.
==== Bolivian Border Crossings West to East ====
Here's a list of all major border crossings between Argentina and Bolivia. One can enter Bolivia from Argentina from either the province of Salta or Jujuy. This border region has a lot of poverty, so most of them don't have fancy border complexes and paved roads, and one may have to find their entry/exit stamp very far away. Most of these border crossings are also at high altitude and some of them are not open year round. Be careful with bringing coca leafs into or from the countries. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to add more information.
'''Paso Fronterizo Villazon''' on the Ruta 9. The Argentinian town is called La Quiaca in Jujuy Province and the Bolivian one Villazón in Potosi Department. Immigration offices are 100m apart and the two towns are stuck together. East of this border are a few minor roads also crossing, but they don't have immigration offices, so only pursue those at your own risk. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Mecoya/Rio Santa Rosa''' on a side road of the Ruta 7 in Salta province. This one is not findable on Google Maps, but visible on Open Street Maps. The immigration office seems to be in the village called Santa Victoria in Argentina. You'll pass a town named Pucara de San Bernardo. Mecoya, the town on the Bolivian side, is 100km from the city of Tajira, Tajira Department, Bolivia. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Condado/La Mamora''' on the Ruta provincial 19 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. Again, not findable yet on Google Maps, while Open Street Maps is pretty confident about this one. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Aguas Blancas''' on the Ruta provincial 50 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. This one is bigger. Argentinian customs is 2km from the actual border. The Argentinian town of Aguas Blancas is really small, while Bermejo on the Bolivian side is rather large and has many amenities. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Paso Internacional Salvador Mazza - Yacuiba''' on the Ruta 34 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. It's very big. Argentinian customs is 100m from the bridge crossing the border. The town on the Argentinian side is called Profesor Salvador Mazza and the city on the Bolivian side Yacuiba. Let us know if you hitched this border.
=== Paraguay ===
Paraguay is a really nice country, but immigration checkpoints are usually very far away from the border in the nearest town of size. This doesn't follow any particular logic, and sometimes one has to hitchhike more than 100km between borders on crappy roads to get the next stamp. This might result in having your exit and entry stamps not done on the same day, which might lead to nasty questions by immigration officials.
==== Paraguayan Border Crossings Roughly West to East ====
'''Paso Internacional Mision La Paz''' on a Ruta 54 in Salta province leading to Boqueron department. The nearest town of size is Santa Victoria Este/Oeste (really, they're the same town) in Argentina. On the Paraguayan side there's Pozo Hondo, but the nearest town of size is Mariscal Estigarribia some 200km away, which might be your stamp in/out point. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing.
'''Fortin General José Bruguez''' on a side road of the Ruta 86 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. The nearest town of size in Argentina is Villa General Manuel Belgrano. The immigration offices of both countries are 100m apart and crosses a bridge over the Rio Pilcomayo. On Google Maps, the town is abbreviated to "Fortin Gral Bruguez, Paraguay". Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puente Internacional San Ignacio de Loyola''' on the Ruta 11 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. This one is close to [[Asuncion]], but not from the city. The Argentinian town is called Clorinda and the Paraguayan town Puerto Falcon. The nearby Paraguayan town Nanawa crosses multiple times into Clorinda, too, but lacks official exits for international passport holders. Immigration offices for both countries are 300m apart. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puerto Pilcomayo Ferry Crossing to Ita Enramada''' on the Ruta Nacional A011. From Formosa province to Districto Capital department. This is a border crossing by boat into a neighborhood of Asuncion called Ita Enramada. Passport control should be 100m from the pier on the Argentinian side. Please add information about prices if you crossed borders this way.
'''[[Formosa]] City Ferry Crossing to Alberdi''' on the Ruta Nacional 11. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. This 600m ferry ride across the Rio Paraguay should have their respective passport controls on either side at the port at the prefectura naval. Please let us know and add information about prices if you crossed between countries here.
'''Colonia Cano Ferry Crossing to Pilar''' on Ruta 9. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. The nearest Argentinian town is General Lico V. Mansilla, some 40km away from the actual ferry crossing. Pilar in Paraguay is directly on the other side. Let us know about the location of the passport controls and the prices of the ferry if you take this crossing.
'''Ituzaingo - Ayolas Hydroelectric Dam''' on the Ruta 120. Passport control is about 1km before the bridge/dam starts. It's a total distance of 40km from the town of Ituzaingo in Corrientes province till Ayolas in Misiones department. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''Puente Internacional San Roque González de Santa Cruz''' on the Ruta 105. From the Argentinian [[Posadas]] in Misiones province to the Paraguayan town Encarnacion in Itapúa Department. There's a bridge for cars, a ferry (''Lancha'') and even a train crossing. The passport control are on their respective sides of the bridge. Did you hitch across here? Please add more info!
'''San Ignacio Ferry Crossing to La Alborada''' near the Ruta Nacional 12 near San Ignacio, Misiones province. The ferry (''Lancha'') leaves from a place at the Paraná river called Puerto Nuevo, which has a camp site. This crossing is not on Google Maps, but is clearly visible on Open Street Maps. The nearest towns in Paraguay are La Alborada, Nueva Alborada and the German-sounding Hohenau in Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Corpus Ferry Crossing to Puerto Obligado''' on the Ruta Provincial 6. Goes from Corpus, Misiones province, to Puerto Obligado, Itapúa department, near Bella Vista and Hohenau. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Rico Ferry Crossing to Puerto Triunfo''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Rico, Misiones province, to Puerto Triunfo, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Montecarlo Ferry Crossing to Puerto Ape Aime''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Montecarlo, Misiones province, to Puerto Ape Aime, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Puerto Libertad Ferry Crossing to Domingo Martínez de Irala''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Libertad, Misiones province, to Doningo Martínez de Irala, Alto Paraná department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''Triple Frontera/Tríplice Fronteira''' at the end of the Ruta Nacional 12 in [[Puerto Iguazu]], Misiones province, Argentina. From here you can cross by ferry to Paraguay, to a village named San Francisco, that is near to [[Ciudad del Este]], Alto Paraná department. If not by ferry, one has to cross the international bridge to [[Brazil]] and then enter Paraguay. Let us know what you did around this border!
=== [[Brazil]] ===
All border crossings from Argentina to Brazil
==== Brazilian Border Crossings Roughly West to East ====
'''Triple Frontera/Tríplice Fronteira''' at the end of the Ruta Nacional 12 in [[Puerto Iguazu]], Misiones province, Argentina.
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