The Paso de Jama 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 ...

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 ...

, at an elevation of at the border.Google maps, terrain mode
/ref> It is the northernmost road border crossing between the two countries. The pass is reached via

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 ...

and via

National Route 52 (Argentina) The following highways are numbered 52: Australia * Kings Highway (Australia) * Isis Highway ( Childers to Ban Ban Springs) - Queensland State Route 52 ( Wide Bay–Burnett Region) * Gillies Highway - Queensland State Route 52 (Far North Queen ...

. The Chile Route 27 reaches an altitude according to OpenStreetMap of at OpenStreetMap Knoten 423099875

called 2019-09-18 in a road distance of west of the border, making it one of the highest highways in South America. The pass links the city of

Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in Argentine Northwest, northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Depa ...

in Argentina with

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. ...

in Chile. The road was opened on 6 December 1991, and has been paved throughout 2005. It is open throughout the year, although occasionally closed by snow. It is used by truck traffic between northern Argentina and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

and the ports of northern Chile. The Argentine border station is five kilometers east of the border in the small settlement of Jama at , As of at least 2016 this site offers joint entry/exit processing by Chilean and Argentine authorities for customs, immigration, and other checks. There is an additional Chilean border station at San Pedro de Atacama, 160 km from the pass.

References

External links

Enjoy Argentina website
(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jama Paso Mountain passes of Chile Mountain passes of Argentina Mountain passes of the Andes Argentina–Chile border crossings Landforms of Antofagasta Region