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Additionally, it appeared to TheLoneBaker that many people were bypassing customs completely and there were even people with carts who would load luggage and push it to the other end by going around the fence.
'''''Paso Salar de Ollagüe''''' between Ollagüe in Region II Antofagasta and Avaroa in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Both villages have a gas station and the distance between immigration offices is 6 km. It's open from 08:00 till 20:00 year-round(lunch break from 12:00 to 14:00 on the Bolivian side, unknown for the Chilean side). The road is made of gravel and there's parallel train tracks. The nearest Chilean city is Calama and in Bolivia it's the city of Uyuni. Let us know This road can be tricky to hitchhike. [[User:TowellessTraveler|TowellessTraveler]] did it in november 2022 from Uyuni to Calama. Almost only bolivian trucks transporting Diesel from the Chilean port Mejillones north of Antofagasta are using that road. They can take you until the border but then refuse to continue: there is a police checkpoint in Ascotan, 75km from the border, and the truckers believe they're not allowed to take passengers in Chile (not sure if it's really the case). You can negociate to be dropped before, walk through it and hitchhike after but if you hitched this border!have a good contact with the driver he may let you hide behind, where his bed is. You will be rewarded with spectacular views all along the road but do not stay around at night, it gets really cold.
'''''Paso Portezuelo del Cajón''''' between [[San Pedro de Atacama]], Region II Antofagasta and... well... nothing in particular in the Potosí department of Bolivia. The Chilean immigration is on the Ruta B-241 inside San Pedro de Atacama, so don't miss it. The road then turns into the CH27 and has to be followed for 47 km until there's the actual border. The Bolivian immigration is on the actual border. There's the Laguna Verde, the Laguna Blanca and the famous Salar de Uyuni on the way to [[Uyuni]] in Bolivia. Perhaps there are a few villages, but nothing noteworthy. Uyuni is the nearest city, which is nearly 400 km from this border, so don't underestimate it! There's loads of tour offices in the touristy San Pedro de Atacama to organize a trip to Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni and to go to the city of Uyuni and not much non-tourism traffic. Best hopes are to hitch a ride with people who own a 4WD and are traveling the whole distance. The immigration office in San Pedro de Atacama is also used for crossing the '''Paso de Jama''' into [[Argentina]] towards [[Jujuy]]. Let us know if you crossed from Chile into Bolivia via this border!
