Paso Dos Lagunas

Dos Lagunas Pass (also known as Portezuelo de la Divisoria Pass or O'Higgins Pass) is a border crossing between the Republic of Argentina and the Republic of Chile. It connects the commune of O'Higgins in the Aysén Region of Chile with the Lago Argentino Department in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina.

At the pass, there is the border marker IV-0-B, and it serves as a key point on the tourist route between Villa O'Higgins and El Chaltén.[1][2][3]

Access from the Chilean side is via Route X-915, located near the Laguna Redonda Airport, and approximately 16 kilometers from the Chilean settlement of Candelario Mancilla. On the Argentine side, the path is unpaved and becomes a hiking trail.

It is one of the entry points to the Lago del Desierto Provincial Reserve in Argentina.

History

The Laguna del Desierto dispute[4][5][6] was solved in 1994 by an international award, ratified in 1995.[7][8] After this, the border crossing was opened. In 1991 Argentina built the road from the south to the then disputed body of water, but left the northern part without one.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ruta Villa O'Higgins (Chile)- El Chaltén (Argentina)". Villa O'Higgins Expediciones.
  2. ^ "La ruta que está de moda en la Patagonia". La Tercera. January 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Villa O'Higgins A El Chalten". Villa O'Higgins Expediciones. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ René Peri Fagerström (1994). A la sombra del Monte Fitz Roy. Salón Teniente Merino.
  5. ^ René Peri Fagerström (1994). ¿La geografía derrotada?: el arbitraje de Laguna del Desierto, Campos de Hielo patagónico sur. SERSICOM F&E Ltda.
  6. ^ Stenger Larenas, Iván (1998). Teniente Merino: Héroe Nacional de la Soberanía. Carabineros' Printing.
  7. ^ "The Laguna del Desierto case". Jusmundi. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile concerning the frontier line between boundary post 62 and Mount Fitzroy" (PDF). Legal UN. 21 October 1994. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ "XXVIII Encuentro Comité de integración austral" (PDF). GORE Aysén. October 25, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

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