border crossing Puerto Heath Puerto Maldonado

Hello. I am currently in Bolivia and in about one month I´ll leave the country for Peru. As I want to go all the way up north (to Pando) I was thinking about crossing the border by boat. I heard there are boats from Puerto Heath in Bolivia to Puerto Maldonado in Peru, but I don´t have a clue about how much time this takes, about the price I should pay (more or less) and if boats leave frequently. Has anyone done this bordercrossing? Is it easy or a pain in the ass? Thanks for your answer.

By Peet on Jul 9, 2008, 16:38 in Bolivia rocks.

autumnlord says on Oct 15, 2008, 09:21: Sad i did see this late. Anyway, Puerto Heath is just a military border post. No boats sailing out from here, though they may help you to get a passage in one. Best should be from Riberalta paying a fare straight to Puerto Maldonado. Or , as I did, buy your own boat and do the trip in some 3 weeks or so. Plenty of things to do! 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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