South America Motorcycle Road Trip : Riding Travel Log : Day 6 - 9 | Santa Rosa to Lima

Day 6 Santa Rosa to Zorritos

Border crossing Ecuador into Peru . At Huaquillas Ecuador, stamp passport out Ecuador at Huaquallis town. Their computer failed waited 2 hrs to clear immigration. Bus passengers dominated the long queue.Then back track some 3 km away from Huaquallis immigration office to hand over motor temporary import permit to Ecuador Custom. Just hand over, then you can go.

Ecuador immigration and custom new building not open yet. This is a big blue building. Ride between new Ecuador check point office (not open yet) into Peru where you will stop at the police road block. They will guide you to their temporary Immigration and Custom container type office.Their check point office like Ecuador is not open yet.

At the temporary office, stamp in passport at the immigration counter. They will ask you to fill up form. Use your common sense to fill the column. If wrong they will correct you. They gave me 30 days to stay. Then get the bike temp import permit. Get insurance SOAT from the make shift counter next door. One month insurance cost me USD 35. After all done, you free to enter Peru. All these took me 3 hour.

Ride into Zorritos and overnight in a hostal by the beach facing the Pacific Ocean. Good place to rest and do some maintenance works. Walk along the beach is very relaxing.

Day 7 Zorritos to Chiclayo

* Passing Sechura Desert
* 2 types of physical vegetation . First the mud type desert; very brown. Second the sand type very white and strong wind blow (approx 30 kph)
* Very long straight road makes you bored
* Just nothing but empty only some donkeys
* Traffic medium - trucks and express buses
* O/nite Chiclayo at Hostal Paraiso

Day 8 Chiclayo to Chao

* Still across the semi desert area to Trijillo.
* Visit Chan Chan - Historical site
* Visit the Mochae pyramids
* O/nite at small town called Chao.

Day 9 Chao to Lima

* Another long winding semi desert ride
* Still passing desert region along the West coast of Peru facing the Pacific Ocean.
* Strong gusty wind blowing fine sand across my path.
* Its bright sunny day but foggy along the high plateau and cool temperature.
* The long winding road, up and down is boring ride but stunning view!

The picture above shows the ruin of the Mochae pyramids (background under reconstruction) in Trujillo.

Just me and the empty desert and lonely signboard.