The Bolivia–Chile border is an international

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. It separates

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from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

along Cordillera Occidental on the western edge of the Altiplano Plateau. There is an ongoing dispute about the nature of

Silala River The Silala or SiloliApplication
June 6, 2016 is an

and Chile's use of its waters. Since 2021 the Bolivia–Chile border has been a major point of entry of irregular Venezuelan migrants into Chile. Migrants are aided in the crossing by

human smugglers People smuggling (also called human smuggling), under U.S. law, is "the facilitation, transportation, attempted transportation or illegal entry of a person or persons across an international border, in violation of one or more countries' laws, ei ...

. Irregular migration has been particularly troublesome for the Chilean border town of

Colchane Colchane is a Chilean village and commune in Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region. The commune is located in the Andean altiplano, bordering Bolivia. It also includes the localities of Isluga, Enquelga, Cariquima and Chijo. Demographics Accor ...

. Indigenous

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

communities live on both sides of the border.

References

Borders of Chile International borders Geography of Arica y Parinacota Region Geography of Tarapacá Region Geography of Antofagasta Region {{Chile-geo-stub