Chile Border to Tacna, Peru Experiences & Stories from a Backpacker

From the bus and taxi terminal in Arica in northern Chile I got a collective taxi across the border to Tacna in southern Peru. It was the end of the day and the Peruvian people who come over the border each day to sell their products in Chile were packing up at the terminal and getting buses back into Peru. The products were mainly clothing and was everywhere being folded up and packed into big plastic sacks. The collective-taxi had 5 people in it plus the driver and cost about 20 soles ($7USD). The taxi drove pretty fast to the Chile immigration, waited for us to finish and then onto the Peru immigration and then again a fast drive to Tacna bus terminal. Be careful if the Peruvian taxi driver asks for more money on top of what you already paid to the agent in Arica, don't pay any more!

Videos from Chile Border to Tacna, Peru:

Peruvian Traders at the Arica Bus Terminal Video

My Hostel & Hotel Reviews for Chile Border to Tacna, Peru:
	Hotel Royal Inn, Tacna, Peru (May 2009 - 2 nights) - Big spacious room with bathroom and tv, well priced, good staff and in the center of town. The biggest room I have had in South America!