Portezuelo del Cajón, also known as Hito Cajón, is a mountain pass on 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

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

, located on the lower southeast flank of

Juriques Juriques is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located immediately southeast of Licancabur volcano. Its summit is at with a crater in its longest diameter. Laguna Verde lies at the foot of this volcano. Gallery F ...

volcano, close to the

Licancabur Licancabur () is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile, south of the Sairecabur volcano and west of Juriques. Part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, it has a prominent, -high cone. A summit crater containing Licancab ...

volcano. While Bolivian customs are completed at the top of the pass, Chilean customs are completed in the town of

San Pedro de Atacama San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. ...

, away. The road over the pass begins at the junction with

Chile Route 27 250px, Chile Route 27 and other secondary roads as seen from Licancabur volcano. Chile Route 27 (Ruta 27 CH) is a main road in the northern portion of Chile. It runs from San Pedro de Atacama to Paso de Jama The Paso de Jama is a mountain p ...

, close to

Cerro Toco Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region (Antofagasta), approximately south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes. It conforms th ...

. The Bolivian side of the border is in the

Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve The Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (''Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa''; Spanish acronym: REA) is located in Sur Lípez Province. Situated in the far southwestern region of Bolivia, it is the country's most visite ...

, close to the Laguna Verde and to the Laguna Blanca. The crossing is frequently used by tourists travelling between

Uyuni Uyuni (Aymara, ''uyu'' pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in the southwest of Bolivia. Uyuni primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting t ...

and San Pedro de Atacama.

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