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==== ''' Chilean Border Crossings North to South ===='''
==== ''' Bolivian Border Crossings West to East ===='''
==== ''' Paraguayan Border Crossings Roughly West to East ===='''
==== ''' Brazilian Border Crossings Roughly West to East ===='''
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It's considered normal to ask the people working filling tanks at gas stations to ask people for you. If you're a foreigner, do mention it! A Dutch guy mentioned that it seems to be a lot easier to get rides.
===Northern Argentina===
Even if northern Argentina has recently seen several cases of crime for both the hitchhiker and the driver, it's still easy to hitch there (unlike in Bs As). In 2011 two french female around Salta, Argentina, raped and killed by a local. And personal experiences of Chilean Truck Drivers, being drugged by an old lady he picked up, whom invites him to a Mate Drink. Unfortunately, 900 dollars was robbed. Since these problems are from the last 2 years, local Argentine drivers are scared of picking up people. Travelling by 2 or more is even harder.
In the north, most of the trucks will not pick you up because are afraid that Gendarmes can complains, [[User:Eazy|eazy]] took a lift from a local truck and asked the driver to stop a Paraguayan truck for him.
The following is a list of all the major border crossings between Argentina and Chile, sorted out by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] and ordered from north to south. Not all of these have been hitchhiked by HitchWiki contributors. As most of them cross the Andes mountain range, not all of them stay open year round. Some might be hitchable in summer during the tourist season, but not outside that. Do your research before you cross! This was the disclaimer.
'''''Paso Jama''''' is the northernmost pass across the andes from San Pedro, CL to Juyjuy, AR. Coming from Chile, [[User:Dr.Keith|Keith]] had to have his pack x-rayed. There are lots of Paraguayan trucks passing through here and few civillians. [[User:Dr.Keith|Keith]] waited 1.5 hours in San Pedro and 2 hours at the border. The border is at 4200m and can be extremely windy and cold, especially at night - be prepared! The immigration building on the Argentinian side is at the end of town. Crossing from Jujuy province into Region II de Antofagasta.
'''''Paso Sico''''' on the Argentinian Ruta 51, nearest Argentinian hamlet is named Catua. From Jujuy province into Region II de Antofagasta. Let us know if you hitchhiked this.
'''''Paso Socompa''''' on the Argentinian Ruta 163. From Salta province to Region II de Antofagasta, next to an active volcano. Let us know if you hitchhiked this.
'''''Paso San Francisco''''' is between [[Copiapo]], Chile and [[San Miguel de Tucuman|San Miguel]], Argentina. There is little traffic along this route and you could wait for days at 3800m. Not recommended. Located on the Ruta 60. Crosses from Catamarca province into Region III de Atacama.
'''''Paso Pircas Negras''''' on the Ruta 76. From La Rioja province to Region III de Atacama. Let us know if you hitchhiked this.
'''''Paso del Agua Negra''''' on the Ruta 150. The customs office is in Las Flores 90km away. Crosses from San Juan province into Region IV de Coquimbo. Let us know if you hitchhiked this.
'''''Paso Internacional Los Libertadores''''' between [[Mendoza]] and [[Santiago]] is probably the best option with lots of truck and civilian traffic. You will also pass Mt. Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Southern and Western hemispheres. There's a tunnel between the two countries. Goes between Mendoza province and Region V de Valparaiso.
'''''Paso Vergara''''' on the Ruta 226. Crosses from Mendoza province to Region VII del Maule. Argentinian customs is 8km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this.
'''''Paso Pehuenche''''' on the Ruta 145. Crosses from Mendoza province to Region VII del Maule. Migration is in Las Loicas, 40 km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this.
'''''Paso Pichachen''''' on the Ruta 6. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region VIII del Bio Bio. Let us know if you hitched this.
'''''Paso Pino Hachado''''' on the Ruta 242. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 2,5km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this.
'''''Paso Icalma''''' on the Ruta 13. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 6km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Paso Mamuil Malal''''' on the Ruta 60. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 1,5km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Paso Carirriñe''''' on the Ruta 62. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region XIV los Rios. Argentinian immigration is 47km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched here.
'''''Paso Hua Hum''''' on the Ruta 48. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region XIV los Rios. Argentinian customs is 3km from the actual border. The Chilean one is on the actual border. In Chile you need to take a ferry to get connected to the other roads. Let us know if you hitched here.
'''''Paso Fronterizo Cardenal Antonio Samoré''''' on the Ruta 231. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region X de Los Lagos. The Argentinian customs is 17km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this one.
'''''Paso Pérez Rosales''''' on a Ruta with no number, from Puerto Frías in Argentina in Rio Negro province. Nearest Argentinian town of size is called Llao Llao, near [[Bariloche]]. You'll have to take several seasonal ferries in both Argentina and Chile to get here. The nearest town of size on the Chilean side is called Peulla in Region X de Los Lagos. This border is not visible on Google Maps, only on Open Street Maps. Please let us know if you accomplished this masterpiece.
'''''Paso Futaleufú''''' on the Ruta 259. Crosses from Chubut province to Region X de Los Lagos. The distance between the two immigration offices is less than 1km. This is a major tourist hot spot, so if the border isn't closed, it should be fairly hitchable. Please verify the hitchability once you've crossed here.
'''''Paso Rio Encuentro''''' on the Ruta 44. Crosses from Chubut province to Region X de Los Lagos. The Argentinian side has a town named Carrenleufú and the Chilean has one named Alto Palena. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Paso Coyhaique/Coiaique''''' on the Ruta 74. Crosses from Chubut province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs is 2km from the border and the nearest Argentinian town is named Aldea Beleiro. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Paso Huemules''''' on the Ruta 260. Crosses from Chubut province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian immigration office is less than 300m from the actual border and the nearest village is Lago Blanco. On the Chilean side it is 5km till the first town named Balmaceda. Let us know if you crossed this border.
'''''Paso Palavicini''''' on the Ruta 72 (Ruta 45 on Google Maps). Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is 2km from the actual border. The Chilean customs is on the limit of Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez town as spotted by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker. She took the next border. Let us know if you crossed this border.
'''''Paso de Chile Chico''''' on the Ruta 43. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is in [[Los Antiguos]] and the Chilean one in [[Chile Chico]]. This border is perfectly hitchable, as recorded by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker in a vlog. No man's land is about 8km long.
'''''Paso Roballos''''' on the Ruta SN near the Ruta 41. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is 300 m from the actual border. The nearest village with facilities is [[Bajo Caracoles]] and oh boy, you don't want to get stuck here. Perhaps it's crossable in summer, but definitely not in winter. The nearest town in Chile is [[Cochrane]]. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Villa O'Higgins/[[El Chalten]] Foot border crossings'''''
This area is sort of the hiking capital of the continent. There's many multi-day hikes advertized in both towns. Villa O'Higgins is the last town reachable by road from the "mainland" of Chile, via the Carretera Austral/Ruta 7. You could hitchhike all the way from [[Arica]] to [[Santiago]] to Villa O'Higgins without leaving Chile - that's 4.300km. South of Villa O'Higgins, Chile splits up in a million fjords, this is where Region XII de Magallanes (y la Antarctica Chilena) begins. Chile and Argentina have disputes over what land is owned by which country. If you want to visit the southernmost region of Chile without crossing to Argentina, there's a cruise from [[Puerto Montt]] all the way to [[Puerto Natales]] and even [[Punta Arenas]], but this won't come cheap.
In [[El Chalten]] or [[Tres Lagos]] in Argentina, there's buses taking you to and from these hiking trails. One is named '''''Paso Fronterizo Entrada Mayer''''' on the Ruta 81. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Border check points are ''as the bird flies'' 12km. Rides may only be hitched from each respective main road. Permits may be needed to hike in this reserve. If you've done any border crossing in this region, please add more information.
'''''Paso Don Guillermo''''' on the Ruta Provincial 7. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is 3km from the border and the Chilean one 9km, so that's 12km of no man's land. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing.
'''''Paso Fronterizo Dorotea''''' on the Ruta Provicial 20. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is at a ski centre 2km from the actual border and the nearest town with facilities is Rio Turbio. Villa Dorotea is on the Chilean side with the customs office 4km from the border. [[Puerto Natales]] in Chile is nearby. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing.
'''''Paso Laurita Casas Viejas''''' on the Ruta 293. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is 100m from the actual border, the Chilean one is 4km away. This is the main direct border crossing from Argentina to [[Puerto Natales]]. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Paso de Integracion Austral''''' on the Ruta Nacional 3. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. There's two buildings, but both Chilean and Argentinian customs are present in both buildings. From whichever direction you come, you always drive by the first building and get out at the second. '''''Don't panic!'''''
At this border you can possibly expect a needlessly complicated and long process once you arrive to Argentine customs if their X-Ray machine is broken (which it often is).They must do a manual search of your bags and tend to find silly, irrelevant things like tin foil that are apparently a matter of National Security. [[User:Themodernnomad|themodernnomad]] was once delayed leaving Argentina at the Paso Austral to Chile for several hours because of a 'suspicion' that turned out to be baseless. Fortunately, the ''Gendarmeria'' have poorly trained attack dogs who care more about playing with towels than sniffing for contraband.
The Argentinian drivers of [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] who came driving all the way from Cordoba province to visit [[Ushuaia]] had all their apples stolen by Chilean customs, even though they crossed back into Argentina a few hours after! This was really tragic. Warn your Argentinian drivers!
'''''Paso San Sebastián''''' on the Ruta Nacional 3 (which casually continues on '''''Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego''''' regardless of the fact that it's broken up!). Crosses from Tierra del Fuego province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is at the roundabout of the town San Sebastián, some 11km from the actual border. The Chilean customs office is 3.5km from the actual border. Use the border crossings to find direct rides to where you want to go. Argentinian plates driving into Chile will most likely drive all the way to [[Rio Gallegos]], while Chilean plates going into Chile will likely go to [[Punta Arenas]] via the [[Punta Delgada]] ferry crossing (hitchable).
To find a ride to [[Porvenir]] in Chile, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] asked at the Chilean customs office if anyone was going there, and got offered a ride from a guy named "El Gordo" (''TheFat One'') by his colleagues. His real name is Sergio, as vaguely remembered, and he drives a red Toyota Hilux. This hitchhiker gave up on trying to find an earlier ride and did crossword puzzles instead until Sergio appeared and drove her the 140km to [[Porvenir]] in no time. With excellent suspension, the ride was smooth and glorious, while driving past the Bahía Inutil (''Useless Bay'') chasing the imminent sunset.
'''''Other Border Crossings on Tierra del Fuego'''''One example may be the ferry from [[Ushuaia]] to [[Puerto Navarino]] or [[Puerto Williams]] in Chile. This little boat may only need to cross less than 10km of water in the Beagle Channel, yet costs a magical US$200 ''or more''. There's a cruise between Puerto Williams and [[Punta Arenas]], if you really want to visit '''''The World's Southernmost Village''''', but it will probably cost you a kidney, too.
Other land borders may exist between Estancia San José (Argentina) and Camerón (Chile), but as if hitchhiking isn't hard enough on the main roads of Tierra del Fuego. Kudos if you did hitch another border crossing, and again, please add information here if you did!
Some of you might need to apply for a visa or pay a reciprocity fee when entering Bolivia. It's surprisingly strict to get in. The immigration officers are not very good at making you feel welcome into their country. After filling in a form at the border, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] got shouted at and her form destroyed and tossed by the Bolivian immigration officer because he deemed her handwriting unreadable.
Here's a list of all major border crossings between Argentina and Bolivia. One can enter Bolivia from Argentina from either the province of Salta or Jujuy. This border region has a lot of poverty, so most of them don't have fancy border complexes and paved roads, and one may have to find their entry/exit stamp very far away. Most of these border crossings are also at high altitude and some of them are not open year round. Be careful with bringing coca leafs into or from the countries. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to add more information.
'''''Paso Fronterizo Villazon''''' on the Ruta 9. The Argentinian town is called La Quiaca in Jujuy Province and the Bolivian one Villazón in Potosi Department. Immigration offices are 100m apart and the two towns are stuck together. East of this border are a few minor roads also crossing, but they don't have immigration offices, so only pursue those at your own risk. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Mecoya/Rio Santa Rosa''''' on a side road of the Ruta 7 in Salta province. This one is not findable on Google Maps, but visible on Open Street Maps. The immigration office seems to be in the village called Santa Victoria in Argentina. You'll pass a town named Pucara de San Bernardo. Mecoya, the town on the Bolivian side, is 100km from the city of Tajira, Tajira Department, Bolivia. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Condado/La Mamora''''' on the Ruta provincial 19 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. Again, not findable yet on Google Maps, while Open Street Maps is pretty confident about this one. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Aguas Blancas''''' on the Ruta provincial 50 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. This one is bigger. Argentinian customs is 2km from the actual border. The Argentinian town of Aguas Blancas is really small, while Bermejo on the Bolivian side is rather large and has many amenities. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Paso Internacional Salvador Mazza - Yacuiba''''' on the Ruta 34 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. It's very big. Argentinian customs is 100m from the bridge crossing the border. The town on the Argentinian side is called Profesor Salvador Mazza and the city on the Bolivian side Yacuiba. Let us know if you hitched this border.
=== Paraguay ===
Paraguay is a really nice country, but immigration checkpoints are usually very far away from the border in the nearest town of size. This doesn't follow any particular logic, and sometimes one has to hitchhike more than 100km between borders on crappy roads to get the next stamp. This might result in having your exit and entry stamps not done on the same day, which might lead to nasty questions by immigration officials.
'''''Paso Internacional Mision La Paz''''' on a Ruta 54 in Salta province leading to Boqueron department. The nearest town of size is Santa Victoria Este/Oeste (really, they're the same town) in Argentina. On the Paraguayan side there's Pozo Hondo, but the nearest town of size is Mariscal Estigarribia some 200km away, which might be your stamp in/out point. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing.
'''''Fortin General José Bruguez''''' on a side road of the Ruta 86 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. The nearest town of size in Argentina is Villa General Manuel Belgrano. The immigration offices of both countries are 100m apart and crosses a bridge over the Rio Pilcomayo. On Google Maps, the town is abbreviated to "Fortin Gral Bruguez, Paraguay". Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Puente Internacional San Ignacio de Loyola''''' on the Ruta 11 in Formosa province, leading to Presidente Hayes department. This one is close to [[Asuncion]], but not from the city. The Argentinian town is called Clorinda and the Paraguayan town Puerto Falcon. The nearby Paraguayan town Nanawa crosses multiple times into Clorinda, too, but lacks official exits for international passport holders. Immigration offices for both countries are 300m apart. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Puerto Pilcomayo Ferry Crossing to Ita Enramada''''' on the Ruta Nacional A011. From Formosa province to Districto Capital department. This is a border crossing by boat into a neighborhood of Asuncion called Ita Enramada. Passport control should be 100m from the pier on the Argentinian side. Please add information about prices if you crossed borders this way.
'''''[[Formosa]] City Ferry Crossing to Alberdi''''' on the Ruta Nacional 11. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. This 600m ferry ride across the Rio Paraguay should have their respective passport controls on either side at the port at the prefectura naval. Please let us know and add information about prices if you crossed between countries here.
'''''Colonia Cano Ferry Crossing to Pilar''''' on Ruta 9. From Formosa province to Ñeembucú department. The nearest Argentinian town is General Lico V. Mansilla, some 40km away from the actual ferry crossing. Pilar in Paraguay is directly on the other side. Let us know about the location of the passport controls and the prices of the ferry if you take this crossing.
'''''Ituzaingo - Ayolas Hydroelectric Dam''''' on the Ruta 120. Passport control is about 1km before the bridge/dam starts. It's a total distance of 40km from the town of Ituzaingo in Corrientes province till Ayolas in Misiones department. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Puente Internacional San Roque González de Santa Cruz''''' on the Ruta 105. From the Argentinian [[Posadas]] in Misiones province to the Paraguayan town Encarnacion in Itapúa Department. There's a bridge for cars, a ferry (''Lancha'') and even a train crossing. The passport control are on their respective sides of the bridge. Did you hitch across here? Please add more info!
'''''San Ignacio Ferry Crossing to La Alborada''''' near the Ruta Nacional 12 near San Ignacio, Misiones province. The ferry (''Lancha'') leaves from a place at the Paraná river called Puerto Nuevo, which has a camp site. This crossing is not on Google Maps, but is clearly visible on Open Street Maps. The nearest towns in Paraguay are La Alborada, Nueva Alborada and the German-sounding Hohenau in Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Corpus Ferry Crossing to Puerto Obligado''''' on the Ruta Provincial 6. Goes from Corpus, Misiones province, to Puerto Obligado, Itapúa department, near Bella Vista and Hohenau. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Puerto Rico Ferry Crossing to Puerto Triunfo''''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Rico, Misiones province, to Puerto Triunfo, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Puerto Montecarlo Ferry Crossing to Puerto Ape Aime''''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Montecarlo, Misiones province, to Puerto Ape Aime, Itapúa department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Puerto Libertad Ferry Crossing to Domingo Martínez de Irala''''' near the Ruta Nacional 12. Goes from Puerto Libertad, Misiones province, to Doningo Martínez de Irala, Alto Paraná department. Let us know if you crossed here.
'''''Triple Frontera/Tríplice Fronteira''''' at the end of the Ruta Nacional 12 in [[Puerto Iguazu]], Misiones province, Argentina. From here you can cross by ferry to Paraguay, to a village named San Francisco, that is near to [[Ciudad del Este]], Alto Paraná department. If not by ferry, one has to cross the international bridge to [[Brazil]] and then enter Paraguay. Let us know what you did around this border!
=== [[Brazil]] ===
All border crossings from Argentina to Brazil
'''''Triple Frontera/Tríplice Fronteira''''' at the end of the Ruta Nacional 12 in [[Puerto Iguazu]], Misiones province, Argentina.
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