Dos Lagunas Pass (also known as Portezuelo de la Divisoria Pass or O'Higgins Pass) is a
border crossing
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between the
Republic of Argentina and the
Republic of Chile
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. It connects the commune of
O'Higgins in the
Aysén Region
The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region (, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official regional government site refers to the region as "Región de Aysén"., Chile's official meteorological ...
of Chile with the
Lago Argentino Department
Lago Argentino Department is a Departments of Argentina, department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 7,500 (2001) and an area of 37,292 km2. The seat of the department is in El Calafate ...
in the
Santa Cruz Province of Argentina.
At the pass, there is the border marker IV-0-B, and it serves as a key point on the tourist route between
Villa O'Higgins
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Villa O'Higgins is a small town in the Aysén Region of southern Chile, located 220 km south of Cochrane and 550 km south of Coyhaique. Founded in 1966 and named after the Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins, it is the capital ...
and
El Chaltén
El Chaltén is a small mountain village in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within the Los Glaciares National Park (section ''Reserva Nacional Zona Viedma'') near the base of Cerro Torre and ...
.
Access from the Chilean side is via
Route X-915, located near the
Laguna Redonda Airport
Laguna Redonda Airport is an airstrip south-southwest of Candelario Mancilla, in the O'Higgins commune, Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo Region of Chile. It is connected by the Route X-915. There's also an old Carabinero's buildi ...
, and approximately 16 kilometers from the Chilean settlement of
Candelario Mancilla
Candelario Mancilla is a small settlement in the Aysén Region of southern Chile, located at the shores of the lake O'Higgins/San Martín.
It is 16 kilometers to the north from the border with Argentina (Landmark IV-0-B), and is a key point on th ...
. On the Argentine side, the path is unpaved and becomes a hiking trail.
It is one of the entry points to the
Lago del Desierto Provincial Reserve in Argentina.
History
The
Laguna del Desierto dispute was solved in 1994 by an international award, ratified in 1995.
After this, the border crossing was opened. In 1991 Argentina built the road from the south to the then disputed body of water, but left the northern part without one.
See also
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Marconi Pass
The Marconi Pass is a mountain pass and a border crossing between the Republic of Argentina and the Republic of Chile. It is located in the northeast of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The pass connects the commune of O'Higgins in the Aysén ...
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Paso del Viento
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Huemul Pass
Huemul Pass is a mountain pass located in the disputed area between Chile and Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The pass connects the Viedma Glacier with the Argentine town of El Chaltén.
On the Chilean side, it is part of the B ...
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Laguna del Desierto incident
References
Dos Lagunas
Road transport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Transport in Aysén Region
Geography of Aysén Region
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