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this is next to the street, drive towards the gas station and find at street the sign "buen viaje" and on the right side it is

payed 260k for a 2.1 Liter engine 3.5 t van for 3 months. Normally they only sell 30 SOATs a day. So come early in the morning. However, since I'm a foreigners they somehow got one for me from another store. That's maybe why we payed more.

beautiful spot :) fit my promaster w motorcycle on front. only about 3 cars drove by i’m assuming the other campsites ahead of this one were full since the last truck came back down. honestly two vans could fit in this space comfortably always pack out what you pack in pls

Leaving Mozambique, around noon
Many runners and currency exchangers present, which were quite persistent and annoying.
Had to fill out an exit form (beyond the first gate) and get a stamp. Walking back to before the gate to hand in our road toll paper. Then they let us pass to drive to the Zimbabwean side. All in all take less than half an hour.

Entering Zimbabwe
We already had a double entry visa which we had bought in vic falls. Still needed to fill out a small form. This was quick.
Then we got started on the vehicle paperwork. The TIP is electronic and filled out by a clerk. It was 10 usd for road tax, 10 for carbon and 30 for insurance (they did not accept the third party insurance we already had even though it covered Zimbabwe).
However before the clerk would complete the TIP, she told us we needed a "CVG", a commercial vehicle guarantee, to proof, by a commercial third party, that the vehicle would leave the country. She did not accept any of the paperwork we had to prove this and told us we needed a local agent to get us a CVG. Conveniently she had just been chatting with a guy who did this as well and was willing to fill out the form for 50 usd...
We haggled it down to 30 (which was probably still too much).
Then everything was completed. We had to show our passports and paperwork about three more times on our way out but they didn't really seem to care much, just striking up a conversation.
The Zimbabwean side took a bit over an hour.

Nice place. Quiet, level sites beside the river. Price now $18. Good base to explore the area

On google maps we found casa quinta - san luis las lomas without any reference. If you google the name you find a facebook page with number. Send them a whatsapp. Beautiful spot alongside RN7.
100BO for room with shower and kitchen. 70 BO to camp (both prices for 2 people).

Friendly neighbor who is Swiss / Hungary and speaks Spanish, German and little bit of Spanish. Very much recommended!

Ficamos 4 noites aqui, lugar muito tranquilo, a polícia faz ronda de hora em hora, não tem mais o ponto de água, apenas uma tomada pequena para energia caso necessite, o lugar é muito bonito, a noite vários pescadores vem até o local, mercados e comércio ficam a +- 1km deste ponto.

Good place to rest. Parking lot is to your right, when you drive in. lots of parking. security comes through often. There was some trash and lots of birds. Saw geese poop on ground. so be careful when exiting out of vehicle or walking around. Other than that, it was a nice and quiet night. Didn't feel unsafe amd had no real loud noise, like generators.

second time and I still slept well without problem

Nice discount for motorbikes with a tent :)
You'll need to ask for yourself what that is in-person.

Super friendly guard. Let us stay there, and after his shift, he walked with us on the closed trail down to the viewpoint of the collapsed waterfall and had a beer with us.

Nice quiet camp close to a creek. Great base for hiking or backpacking.

Spacious sites surrounded by bushes and small trees, water & electricity. 26$/night for a motorhome + 8$/adult/day park fee. Weak cell reception.

Necesita un lugar para dormir entre Fortuna y Boquete. Temperatura muy agradable, aunque un poco ruidosa por el tráfico de camiones. me sentí muy seguro...

Need a place to sleep between Fortuna and Boquete. very pleasant temperature, but a little noisy due to the traffic of trucks. I felt very safe

Drove into Denver and forgot it was Labor Day weekend and that all camp sites were gonna be booked. Settled on aquarium parking and it was actually quite pleasant. A bit loud by the highway but you can find quieter spots

As the previous descriptions list, this site is down a back road with medium clearance. Not passable if it’s rained recently. Ok for a van or short RV.

At the end of the road is a hilly section with 5 tent sites. Only the first site is accessible for a camper or short RV.

Awesome place, lots of animal dung though. Watch out where you put your tent

Great place by the lake, accessible by sand track even with 2WD. If you don't have a 4x4, don't get too close to the sand. Quite during the day and night.

Still working, good flow and clean water!

such a awesome place. Enjoy the bath in the lake..;)
connecting path/road direction east is doable by normal 4x4 Jeep

People in the village told us we could camp there. We are 2 guys with our bicycles and a tent. There is a river where you can wash yourself. Water is not good to drink. Nothing else here.

It seems that it is not working anymore. A big red cross through the water picture

Or we couldn't find the place or it is gone.

Next to the building with the showers is a Waterhouse. It works perfect. You only need a local with a card to start the flow of water.

Great place, super quiet, did a hike to waterfalls in the morning (no people until 9 an) - 3 hours both ways for us!
Perfect stop on the La Balsa - Tarapoto route!

Price still 10 sol per person which you pay in the small town. There is a pin on the iO, ask locals if you can’t find it :)

Nice and clean place to stay. Food very good. Owner friendly. They prepared us sandwich to take away instead of our breakfast that we could leave earlier.

Fernando and his wife Adriana have a beautiful spot for camping and they also have small houses for rent (COP 175,000 PP), which includes breakfast in the morning. They also allow camping (COP 25,000 PP) Although they don’t have showers for campers yet, they are planning on building them in the future! They also have an amazing pizza restaurant where Fernando makes delicious Italian style pizza (some of the best we’ve had so far in Columbia)! They are such a sweet couple he would do whatever it takes to make you comfortable! We highly recommend staying here!!

Fernando WhatsApp: +57 3108511999 (call before coming since they don’t live on property but live down the hill)

They don’t speak English but want to learn! So bring your Spanish game!

NOTE: restaurant is only open on the weekends but ask them they might open if people are camping or staying in the casitas

For big rigs…camping is a big open grassy field but the turn in is a little tight, ask them before.

For us the best mechanic on our whole tour since Canada. Not only for Jeeps.They fixed everything we needed from electric- to all other problems at our Unimog fast and perfectly. Very friendly crew. And the rate was the lowest ever! Highly recommended!

Dormimos diversos dias aqui. Bem seguro para deixar o motorhome e também dormir. Em frente ao posto da polícia. Tem mercado e facilidades ao redor. Tem água do outro lado da rua.

We slept several days here. Very safe to leave the motorhome and also sleep. In front of the police station. It has a market and facilities around. There's water across the street.

nice little camp ground in the middle of the forest. basic amenities, sanitary station a little up to date but everything was fine.