DIFROL – Dirección Nacional de Fronteras y Límites del Estado

DIFROL

Dirección Nacional de Fronteras y Límites del Estado

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Chile and Peru held the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Permanent Joint Boundary Commission

At the DIFROL offices in Santiago, on November 18, the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Permanent Mixed Chilean - Peruvian Boundary Commission was held, reflecting the excellent relationship and collaboration between both countries with a view to the work scheduled for next year.

DIFROL delivers educational material to the "Border School Eduardo Becerra Bascuñán – Putaendo".

Officials Mrs. Carmen Gloria García and Mrs. Marta Mateluna of the DIFROL, together with the Representative of Carabineros in DIFROL, Colonel Rodrigo Castro, went on October 29, 2024, to the "Eduardo Becerra Bascuñán School", located in the Achupalla sector, Putaendo Commune, to make a deliver of school supplies for students and teachers of said school.

Mid-Term Meeting Chile-Perú 2024

In Arica, on August 20, 2024, in compliance with Article 8 of the Regulations of the Chile-Peru Border Integration and Development Committee (CIDF), the delegations of both countries met, chaired by the Director of Borders, Mr. Pedro Pablo Silva Sánchez, and by Minister Raúl Hidalgo Gallegos, Director of Border Development and Integration of the General Directorate of the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.

DIFROL Officials Participate as Speakers in International Seminar on Management of Boundary Issues

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, in conjunction with the José Joaquín Hungría Morell International Geographic Institute and the Dominican National Section of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, organized the first International Seminar focused on “Chile's Experience in the Management of Border Issues”, where officials from our DIFROL had an outstanding participation.

Bilateral Technical Meetings with the Argentine Republic

The LI Meeting of the Chilean-Argentine Mixed Technical Group (GTM), the XIX Meeting of the Binational Commission for the Optimization of the Sistema Cristo Redentor Pass, and the XII Meeting of the Chile-Argentina

XXIX Meeting of the “Integración Austral” Committee

The XXIX Meeting of the “Integración Austral” Committee took place in the city of Punta Arenas, on May 28 and 29, 2024, and was chaired by the National Director of State Borders and Boundaries, Mr. Carlos Dettleff Beros, and co-chaired by Minister Santiago Villalba Díaz, Director of Limits and Borders (DILYF) of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Mars, the next frontier

On May 29, 2024, at the offices of the National Directorate of State Borders and Limits – DIFROL, in the Bertrand room, the exhibition by the prominent professor Don José Maza Sancho titled "Mars, the Next Frontier" was held.

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What is DIFROL?

The National Department of State Borders and Boundaries (DIFROL, by its Spanish acronym) is an advisory agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, whose main mission is to preserve and strengthen the territorial integrity of the country, providing professional and technical advice, in the legal field and in the relating to earth sciences, to the Supreme Government in matters of borders and limits.

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Procedures

DIFROL authorizes the admission and circulation of maps, geographic charts and works that contain references to international limits and national borders.

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IDE DIFROL

The National Directorate of Borders and State Limits has digital territorial information for the use of citizens. In this section you will find applications that display this information and that allow you to interact in real time with them.

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Treaties and arbitration awards relative to the limits of Chile.

Chile’s boundaries with neighboring countries are delimited by treaties and arbitration awards, which are available to the public, classified by country.

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Transboundary Waters and the Environment

The National Department of State Borders and Boundaries is an advisory agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that oversees and monitors transboundary water resources with neighboring countries.