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lurn2swim
2/13/2014 21:52 EST

My wife and I have been looking to move to South America with out two boys for some time now. We started looking in Uruguay then quickly learned that just purchasing property would brake us an on to of that they do not except importing vehicles, then we looked at Paraguay because of the possibility of cheap land and being able to import a vehicle but then because of the corruption decided it's not worth it. So now looking into Peru but running into a wall about importing a vehicle again! UUGGGHH!!!!
What our plans are is to use our money to purchase some undeveloped land, start an eco-friendly off grid bed and breakfast using wind and solar and earth-bad construction for the dwellings. Not to use $25,000 of it buying a new truck and paying a duty tax of 45% of CIF value. So I was wandering if it is possible to ship the vehicle to another part of South America and be able to drive it into Peru and obtain our residency. We have a 2004 Toyota Tundra with 95,000 miles.

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pistachio
2/16/2014 08:26 EST

Really..... a lot comes to mind when I read your note. And, there are Lots of questions in it..... too many to address at once....
I think your putting the cart in front of the horse....
Have you visited South America. It is best to make an extended visit and travel around to get a feeling for any particular country you are interested in. I know just preparing to move just myself was quite a task, but with a family and children / well,, you have to make the right choice the first time.
If your going to settle here you need to think about obtaining residency and that is quite a process but can be done.
Land prices in all of Peru are inordinately high as is housing. This happened some say as a reaction to the US housing crisis. Buying property here is tricky and contracting construction is also a very intense effort.
About your car... !what your suggesting is very very tricky and there are Too Many places where your plan to drive across the border with you Toyota could fail and then your entire plan collapses. Peru does not allow vehicles over 5 years old and over 50,000km in to the country. This is not going to be easy to get around and even if you get past the border you will have to register your car and it won't register. There are many many Many cars, 4wd and pickups and such that you can buy New w/ Zero miles. You will avoid the thousands of $'s to get your car here And, you won't have that potential failure point in your plan.

Your plan I will say is very ambitious and I wish you well. I live in Trujillo Peru and feel welcome to ask any questions that you may have.

pistachio

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profesorpatricio
2/16/2014 13:18 EST

If your willing to let your counrty and materiism go why not you vehicle? In porting and exporting anythong os not practicle. What is practícle is the northe coast or the amazon. Yóu can rent firat for less than you imajine and mai contacts and then buy.spending your time trying to dream ít up oine isn't going to cut ít. You've got to step up to the plate and "just do it..". I have several succesful.schools nn Perru and a renatl/sales agency anx now rent a large home with propert at Laguna Azul -sauce Perú for s/200. Minth ( $75). This is an example. But you gotta' be here to make it happen.
Patricio@cásasdecolan.com. O. Patrick@littleschhoolsofenglish.com. Both are websites as well. 'd be glad to help.

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