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Bolivia to Chile - Border Crossing Locations
I'm heading into Bolivia from Salta in 2 days for a quick visit to Uyuni and the Salar. I then need to cross back into Chile and continue north to Lima.I was in San Pedro last week and want to avoid returning there. So I am lookjng for a border crossing north of the Ollague crossing. Anyone know where I can cross? Someone told me I could cross at SAN PABLO DE NEGRA / PASO ABRA ORIENTE DE NAPA, to the west of the Salar, but my map doesn't show an immigration aduana post there.

*I'm returning to Bolivia for a more extensive visit in May, so don't want to spoil it by riding long distances in Bol this time. And I want to spend a bit of time in N Chile.

More than happy on dirt roads.

Thanks!!
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you can cross at Ollague
http://www.2fortheroad.co.uk/index.p...le-to-bolivia/
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why not use google???

PASOS FRONTERIZOS ENTRE CHILE Y BOLI
VIA HABILITADOS EN FORMA PERMANENTE




Paso Visviri (Ferroviario y carretero)

I Región.

Ruta A-123, transitable todo el año y Ferrocarril Arica-La Paz.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 17º 35 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 69º 28 ́ - Altura 4.095 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Tenencia
Visviri (F), distante a 1 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: Aduana, Policía
Investigaciones, SAG en Visviri.

HORARIO: 08:00 a 20:00 horas, todo el año.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas
y todo tipo de operac
iones aduaneras.



Paso Chungará-Tambo Quemado

I Región.

Ruta pavimentada A-11, transitable todo el año.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 18º 17 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 69º 04 ́ - Altura 4.680 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Tenencia Chungará (F), distante a 7 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: Aduana, Policía Investigaciones, SAG.

HORARIO: 08:00 a 20:00 horas, todo el año. Horario se ajusta en verano por cambio de hora
oficial.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas
y todo tipo de operac
iones aduaneras.



Paso Colchane-Pisiga

I Región.

Ruta asfalto y ripio A-55, transitable todo el año.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 19º 16 ́ - Longitud Oeste 68º 37’ - Altura 3.695 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Subcomisaría Colchane (F), distante a 2 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: Aduana, Policía Investigaciones, SAG.

HORARIO: 08:00 a 20:00 horas, todo el año. Horario se ajusta en verano por cambio de hora
oficial.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas
y todo tipo de operac
iones aduaneras.



Paso Apacheta de Irpa o Cancosa

I Región.

Camino de ripio y tierra, transitable todo el año

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 19º 50 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 68º 35 ́ - Altura 4.010 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Retén Cancosa (F), distante a 4 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: Carabineros (funciones
aduaneras, migratorias y fitozoosanitarias).

HORARIO: 08:00 a 18:00 horas, todo el año.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas.
Para salir del país requiere de salvoconducto de Policía
Internacional obtenible en Iquique.



Paso Abra Oriente de Napa

I Región.

Camino de pavimento, ripio y tierra, transitable todo el año, con difícil acceso al paso por camino
que bordea el Salar de Coposa.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 20º 33 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 68º 35 ́ - Altura 3.785 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Tenencia Ujina (F), distante a 59 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: control se ha hecho
en Ollagüe. Todos los Servicios presentes.

HORARIO: Cuando se requiere habilitar para el tránsito azufre.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso habilitado sólo para importación azufre.




Paso Salar de Ollagüe (Ferroviario y carretero)

II Región.

Camino de ripio, Ruta Internacional CH-21 y ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 21º 13 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 68º 14 ́ - Altura 3.695 m.

Asistencia policial más cercana: Tenencia Ollagüe (F), distante a 2 km del paso.

Servicios contralores: Aduana, Policía Investigaciones, SAG en Ollagüe.

HORARIO: 08:00 a 20:00 horas, todo el año.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas
y todo tipo de operac
iones aduaneras.



Paso Portezuelo del Cajón

II Región.

Ruta CH-27 y empalme a Portezuelo del Cajón.

Coordenadas geográficas: Latitud Sur 22º 53 ́ -
Longitud Oeste 67º 48 ́ - Altura 4.480 m.

Asistencia policial más
cercano: Subcomisaría San Pedro de Atacama (F), distante a 45 km del
paso.

Servicios contralores: Aduana, Policía Inve
stigaciones y SAG en San Pedro de Atacama.

HORARIO: 08:00 a 23:00 horas, todo el año.

OBSERVACIONES: Paso de personas y vehículos.



Nota:

Las coordenadas geográficas y alturas de los pasos se han tomada de los trabajos realizados por
la Comisión Mixta de Límites Chile-Bolivia.


Referencia: Página WEB Mini
sterio de Relaciones Exteri
ores, 11 de Octubre de 2007
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Thanks Manzini. Your Google skills are clearly better than mine!! I could only find various blogs and a date entry on Wiki. This is very useful.

I´d be keen to hear from anyone who has used one of these border crossings recently, to be sure they are open and accessible. Based on Manzini´s info, the crossing at CANCOSA looks most suitable for me, assuming that Paso Abra Oriente de Napa is still only open for import of sulphur (this info is dated 2007, so things may have changed since then).

Has anyone used CANCOSA or PASO ABRA ORIENTE DE NAPA recently?

Thanks!
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