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Originally Posted by Briandownsouth
We are cruising on the west coast of Mexico now and are considering exploring some of the west coast of South America. We are finding information to be much harder to come by compared to other parts of the world. Does anyone have any recommendations for good sources of information? Anybody know of anyone with a good blog from that region?
Thanks!
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Hi, Still interested?
If not then for others.
We are in mainland
Ecuador at the moment juli 2016. We only visited
Manta till so far bij
boat.
Check in with agent B.O.W.S.A was easy for 300 usd flat rate, all inclusive for 3 months visa. This is the biggest agent that is used by all
commercial boats and fishingboats. We tried to check in our self at
customs, imigration and harbor master but non excepted it and sended me to bowsa. Galo at bowsa speaks good
English.
You need to have your zarpe, crewlist, boatpapers and yellow fever in your yellow book and for the rest nothing. No fumigation no other things.
You need a zarpe for every equadorian port you leave and visit. You don't need a agent for your local zarpe but in some
ports they tell you that you do need a agent. I have been checking other
ports by bus to look for haulout facilities and asked about
regulations so that's why i know.
You can get a
Manta Manta zarpe for 25usd that alows you to navigate all ecuadorian waters for 30 days and
anchor where you like except the river of Guayaquill. You need a expansive pilot to navigate that river.
With the Manta/Manta zarpe you need to come back to Manta.
Manta is nice and safe place with very friendly people, not one negative experience till so far. No other tourist or sail tourists here. Good protection from
wind and seas. No
boat clubs and those kind of things but the
anchoring is good between the wooden
fishing boats.
Prices for
food and things are the same as
Panama. We thought that it would be much cheaper. Alcohol cost double compare to
Panama.
Diesel and gasoline is
cheap.
Haul out is expensive for us.
Income for a hand a worker like a
carpenter is 35usd per day.
About
Peru. Most of the time you get the best info when you get close to a country you like to vised. I was looking at
Peru to go there but i skip it. The fisherman and other people from here warned me that they have experienced lots of trouble with authorities. Also stories from sailors online made me decide not to go. But i am not very advantures compares to others, so decide for your self once you're in
Ecuador.
Hope this is usefull.
Regards, mark