39. Border Crossing - Colombia 2 Ecuador

Success! We reached the border crossing Tuesday, and found it to be the easiest, most organized border crossing yet. Everything in one building (including exporting the car from Colombia & importing it to Ecuador, then checking ourselves out of Colombia and into Ecuador). Would have taken less than an hour, except that they were out to lunch when we arrived. (No, that's not a joke.)

The refugee crisis (especially with Venezuelans) was reflected by the temporary housing constructed for those with either no passports, or no Visas. There were refugees and their sparse belongings scattered around the building. They teach their children to approach Americans and Europeans and ask for money. We were chatting with an 8 year old, and about to make our donation when military personnel chased him away.

After crossing the border, we headed to the small town of Coca. Not much in the town, except its proximity to the Amazon.Read more