Ipela or Lilpela ( es, Paso Lilpela) is a
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
through the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
along the border between
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 ...
and
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It is most notable for being the pass used by
Pablo Neruda
Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...
to flee from Chile in 1949 due to the
Cursed Law. The pass is not outfitted as an international border crossing. During summer months
''Carabineros'' guard the entrance to the pass close to
Chabranco.
Mountain passes of Chile
Mountain passes of Argentina
Mountain passes of the Andes
Landforms of Los Ríos Region
Landforms of Neuquén Province
Argentina–Chile border crossings
Transport in Los Ríos Region
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