Bolivia–Chile border

The Bolivia–Chile border is an international border of South America. It separates Bolivia from Chile along Cordillera Occidental on the western edge of the Altiplano Plateau. There is an ongoing dispute about the nature of Silala River and Chile's use of its waters.^[1][2][3][4]

View of Ollagüe volcano on the Bolivia–Chile border from west.

Since 2021 the Bolivia–Chile border has been a major point of entry of irregular Venezuelan migrants into Chile.^[5] Migrants are aided in the crossing by human smugglers.^[6] Irregular migration has been particularly troublesome for the Chilean border town of Colchane.^[6][7]

Indigenous Aymara communities live on both sides of the border.^[8]

v t e Bolivia–Chile border
Legend
Caquena River Kunturiri Parinacota Chungara–Tambo Quemado Acotango Quimsa Chata Lauca River Isluga River Sillajhuay Olca Ollagüe Pass Ollagüe Inacaliri Silala River Licancabur Portezuelo del Cajón Zapaleri

References

1. tierraamerica.net 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
2. Newton, Joshua, "The Disputed Silala River: A Catalyst for Cooperation? " (2007). Water Resources Research Center Conferences. Paper 28. link Accessed 8 April 2011
3. Gabriel Eckstein and Brendan M. Mulligan Water Resources Development, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 595-606, September 2011. Posted on SSRN September 1, 2011 link Accessed 8 April 2011
4. Gabriel Eckstein. The Silala Basin: One of the Most Hydropolitically Vulnerable Basins in the World. International Water Law Project Blog link Accessed 8 April 2011
5. González, Carolina; Jaime, Davied (2021-09-28). "Crisis migratoria en el norte: El perfil de los extranjeros que han ingresado a Chile este año". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
6. Torres, Cristián (2021-02-03). "Una crisis humanitaria desborda a pequeños pueblos del norte de Chile por la masiva llegada de migrantes venezolanos". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-04.
7. "Alcalde de Colchane por crisis migratoria: "Están ingresando personas con actitud reprochable, invadiendo casas y agrediendo personas"". Teletrece (in Spanish). Canal 13. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
8. Vergara, Jorge Iván; Gundermann, Hans (2012). "Constitution and internal dynamics of the regional identitary in Tarapacá and Los Lagos, Chile". Chungara (in Spanish). University of Tarapacá. 44 (1): 115–134. doi:10.4067/s0717-73562012000100009.