MEETINGS OF THE CHILE – ARGENTINA JOINT BOUNDARY COMMISSION Last week, three meetings of the Chilean Argentine Joint Boundary Commission took place. This is a technical body for the demarcation of the common boundary, which was created in 1941 and has been operating since then. On this occasion, the meetings took place between December 9…

XVI Meeting of the Border and Integration Committee Chile – Bolivia On November 21 and 22, 2024, the XVI Meeting of the Bolivia-Chile Border and Integration Committee was held in the city of La Paz, chaired by the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Huáscar Ajata Guerrero and…

Chile and Peru held the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Permanent Joint Boundary Commission On November 18, 2024, the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Permanent Mixed Boundary Commission between Chile and Peru was held, reaffirming the commitment of both countries to advance the demarcation of their international boundary. The beginning of the day was attended…

The National Directorate of Frontiers and boundaries (DIFROL) donates educational material to the "Border School Eduardo Becerra Bascuñán – Putaendo". On October 29, 2024, our Service, represented by Ms. Carmen Gloria García and Ms. Marta Mateluna, both from the Boundaries Directorate, donated school support material to the Eduardo Becerra School in the commune of Putaendo;…

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…

The event, which took place from July 22 to 24, was attended by two experienced officials from DIFROL’s Boundary Directorate, who shared their knowledge and experience in the management of boundary issues. Mr. Juan Pablo Benavides Monsalve, Head of the Department of Boundary Studies, and Ms. Susan Silva Donoso, Cartographer and Commercial Engineer of the…

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 Integrated Controls Technical Committee were held in Buenos Aires on July 2 and 3, 2024,…

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…

Mars, the next frontier On May 29, 2024, at the offices of the National Directorate of State Borders and Limits (DIFROL), Professor José Maza Sancho’s exhibition titled “Mars, the Next Frontier” was held. This talk, held in the Bertrand room, was part of the Cycle of Academic Talks organized by the Boundaries Directorate. A large…

Closing and Plenary Meetings of the Chile-Argentina Mixed Boundary Commission. Between April 8 and 11, 2024, in the city of Santiago, the Closing and Plenary meetings of the Chile-Argentina Mixed Boundary Commission were held. The Delegations had the participation, on behalf of Chile, of the President of the Chilean Boundary Commission, Mr. Samy Hawa Arellano,…

XXIII Meeting of the ATACALAR Integration Committee The XXIII Meeting of the ATACALAR Integration Committee took place in the cities of Copiapó and Caldera, on April 10 and 11, 2024, and was chaired by the Director of Borders, Mr. Pedro Pablo Silva Sánchez, and co-chaired by Minister Mrs. Reina Sotillo, Director of Limits and Borders…

II Meeting of the Binational Border Facilitation Follow-up Commission with Argentina On March 19, 2024, in the city of Buenos Aires, the II Meeting of the Binational Commission for the Follow-up of the Commitments assumed in the area of Border Facilitation and Passage Infrastructure between Chile and Argentina was held. The meeting was co-chaired by…

Chile and Argentina sign Protocol for the preparation of Electronic Nautical Charts of the Beagle Channel On March 20 and 21, according to the coordination that began in 2023 in Argentina, bilateral technical meetings took place, with the participation of the Ambassador of Argentina in Chile, Jorge Faurie; the Director of the Argentine Naval Hydrography…

The Salas y Gómez submarine ridge and its associated seamounts are well-known worldwide as a region with a high degree of endemism, meaning that many of the inhabiting species are not found anywhere else. However, its remote location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean prevents a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystems that are supported…

The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (also known as the Espoo Convention) is an agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the aim of which is to ensure that, when appropriate, a transboundary environmental impact assessment is carried out, guaranteeing the participation of countries likely to be affected…

XII Meeting of the Peru-Chile Border Integration and Development Committee In the city of Tacna, on November 8 and 9, 2023, the XII Meeting of the Peru-Chile Border Integration and Development Committee was held. The delegations of Peru and Chile were chaired by Minister Raúl Hidalgo, Director of Development and Border Integration of the Ministry…

Joint Work Between Chile and Argentina, In Preparation of the Electronic Nautical Cartography for the Beagle Channel. Nautical charts are maps or graphic representations designed to meet the needs of navigators plying the seas in any type of vessel—from a small boat to a huge ocean liner—and provide crucial information for safe and reliable maritime…

The Continental Shelf Project launches a dissemination site on DIFROL’s website On the occasion of the World Maritime Day, the National Department of State Borders and Boundaries has published on its website an interactive platform that innovatively showcases the scope and major milestones achieved in the over fifteen years of constant work of the Continental…

XV Meeting of the Chile-Bolivia border and integration committee On September 13 and 14, 2023, the XV Meeting of the Chile – Bolivia Border and Integration Committee was held in the city of Arica, chaired by the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Mrs. Gloria de la Fuente, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade…

The National Department of State Borders and Boundaries of Chile (DIFROL) has donated some educational supplies, to the “Concentración Fronteriza N°629 – San Gabriel” primary school. During this visit, the Officials from DIFROL were received by the Mayor of the Municipality of San José de Maipo, Mr. Roberto Pérez Catalán; the Secretary General of the…

DIFROL officials participated in the Workshop on "Mountain Risks: Snow Avalanches" The workshop organized by the National Service for Prevention and Response to Disasters (SENAPRED), in conjunction with the Mountain School of the Chilean Army, provided basic tools related to the risks of accidents in Mountains, especially avalanches, and taught them the basic tools used…

Mid-Term Meeting of the Foreign Ministries for the Follow-up of the Peru-Chile Border Integration and Development Committee. In the city of Tacna, on August 17, 2023, in compliance with Article 8 of the Regulations of the Peru-Chile Border Integration and Development Committee (CIDF), the delegations of Peru and Chile met, chaired by the Ministry José…

Third Meeting of the National Committee on Antarctic Geographic Names (CNNGA) The third meeting of the National Committee on Antarctic Geographic Names (CNNGA) marked a significant step in the field of Antarctic cartography. The activity was held in the Bertrand Room of the National Directorate of Borders and Limits of the State (DIFROL) and brought…

DIFROL presents the updated version of the International Boundary in shapefile format. The Dirección Nacional de Fronteras y Límites del Estado (DIFROL) is proud to present the latest version of the International Boundary of Chile, available in shapefile format and using SIRGAS Chile as reference system, at a scale of 1:50,000. This new version represents…

Grandchildren of the Demarcator Mr. Víctor Caro Tagle donate historical documentation to DIFROL Rodrigo and Jorge Caro Cordero, grandsons of the Demarcator and Secretary of the Chilean Boundary Commission, Victor and Guillermo Caro Tagle, between the years 1895 and 1901, deliver to DIFROL historical documentation, referring to the three volumes of the Argentine Exhibition, regarding…

DIFROL officials participate in the Second Annual Meeting of the CNNGA in Punta Arenas The National Directorate and its Director of Limits, in recognition of the work of Cecilia Zamorano and Caterine Encina, highlights their participation in the CNNGA important committee formed by various state entities, including DIFROL, INACH, Antarctic Affairs Division of this Ministry,…

Hydrographic activity in southern channels The Department of Boundary Studies, under the Boundary Directorate, is proud to announce that Susan Silva has become the first woman to participate in a hydrographic activity in the southern channels south of Puerto Montt, where she is collaborating with the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA). Susan…

DIFROL attends a course on national regulatory frameworks and cross-border agreements on water management Between May 15th and 19th, the Unit of Environment and Shared Water Resources (UMARH) from DIFROL participated in a course on National Regulatory Frameworks and Transboundary Agreements on Water Management held in the city of La Antigua, Guatemala. This course was…

DIFROL attends the meeting of the Valdivia River Pilot Basin Council On April 27, 2023, the first working meeting of the Promotion Group for the creation of the Valdivia River Basin Council in Los Ríos Region was held. This meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Environment, Maximiliano Proaño, the Deputy…

XXXIII Meeting of the NOA Integration Committee – Norte Grande On May 23 and 24, 2023, the “XXXIII Meeting of the NOA Integration Committee – Norte Grande” was held in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy-Argentina, which was chaired by the Director of Limits and Borders of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, International Trade…

Between February 1st and 3rd, the third edition of the Regional Water Dialogs organized by ECLAC, took place in Santiago, Chile. The main subjects of this meeting were the accelerators for the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, with the aim of consolidate the commitments acquires, as well as sharing experiences and lessons…

Between 6 and 8 December was held in Paris the United Nation – Groundwater Summit organized by UNESCO. The Chilean delegation was led by the Minister of Public Works Juan Carlos García and DIFROL participated with representatives of the Office of Transboundary Water and Environment, Daniela Peña y Macarena Bahamondes. At the Summit, the challenges…

In the Autonomous city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Closing and Plenary meetings of the Mixed Commission of Chile – Argentina were held between December 11 and 14, to close the 2019/2020 period The Delegations had the participation, on behalf of Chile, of the President of the Chilean Boundary Commission, the Director of Boundaries, Mr.…

On November 15 and 16, the XI Meeting of the Border Integration and Development Committee between Chile and Perú was held on Arica. The meeting was headed by the National Director Carlos Dettleff and the Director of Border Development and Integration of the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Luis González. The Ambassador of Perú…

In the city of Ushuaia, between October 24 and 25, 2022, the XXVIII Meeting of the Southern Integration Committee took place, chaired by Minister Gabriel Servetto, Director of Limits and Borders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship. of the Argentine Republic, and co-chaired by Carlos Dettleff, National Director of Borders and…

On August 10 of this year, an oral presentation was made about the submitted reports of Chile regarding the extension of the Continental Shelf both in the eastern area of the Easter Island Province as well as in the western area of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. Both oral presentations were part of the agenda of…

In Arica, on August 17, 2022, in compliance with article 8 of the Regulations of the Chile-Peru Integration and Border Development Committee (CIDF), the delegations of both countries met in person, chaired by Mr. Carlos Dettleff , Director of Borders of the National Directorate of Borders and Limits of the State-DIFROL , of the Ministry…

During the elections held on June 15th at the 32nd Meeting of the States Parties of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York, the Chilean academic Gonzalo Yáñez was re-elected with 156 votes as a member of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) for…

After the attacks of the Pandemic and with important delegations, the Agenda between Chile and Argentina has been resumed in person and from Argentina and deep Chile, from its Regions and Provinces, the engine of the greatest achievements in relations between both countries, specifically from the Argentine city of La Rioja, where the XXII Meeting…

On April 29 and 30, 2022, in Lima, Perú, the Seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Permanent Mixed Boundary Commission Chile – Perú took place. A Chilean delegation, led by Mr. Samy Hawa Arellano, President of the Chilean Boundary Commission of the National Department of State Boundaries and Border Zones (DIFROL), and composed by Efraín Olivares…

On February 28, Chile presented to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) of the United Nations the submission on the Extended Continental Shelf to the West of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. This submission is the result of a joint effort between the Continental Shelf Unit of the National Department of State…

On 2 December 2021, the National Director of Border Zones and International Boundaries, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, participated as a speaker at the online seminar “XXIX Encuentro Juristas del Derecho Internacional Público” organized by the Economic Administrative Law Program of the Law Faculty of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. During the session, which focused…

The outstanding historian and honorary director of the Chilean Society of History and Geography has donated many books and documents related to border and historical matters, among others, all of which were part of his life, and documents about the border and historical issues, among many others, all of which were part of his extraordinary…

On 21 September 2021, the National Director of Border Zones and International Boundaries, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, participated as a speaker at the online seminar “Transboundary Freshwater Security Governance Train” organized by Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Wuhan International Water Law Academy (IWLA). During the session, focused on International Water Law and Dispute Resolution, the…

Between the 12 and 16 of July 2021, the Mixed Boundary Commission replaced and improved boundary posts 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the coastal sector of the International Boundary with Perú (Chacalluta). The boundary posts that were in bad conditions were replaced, and those that were in a better state, were repaired. The pictures…

On 11 March 2021, the Governor of the Province of Chañaral, Ignacio Urcullú, and the Director of the Department of Regional Coordination, MC Juan Pablo Crisóstomo, held a meeting with the Director of Borders, Mr. Carlos Dettleff, with the purpose of coordinating the details of the bilateral activities organized by our local authorities and the…

On 11 March 2021, the Chile-Argentina Winter Season Working Group (GTI) held a videoconference meeting in which the delegations of both countries reviewed the result of the 2020 winter operations of the four working works: North, Center, South, and Austral.The Chilean delegation was presided by the Director of Borders, Mr. Carlos Dettleff, and the Argentinean…

On 9 March 2021, a team from the Department of Borders (DIRFRON) headed by its director, Carlos Dettleff, accompanied the Argentinean Ambassador in Chile, His Excellency Rafael Bielsa, in his official visit to the premises of the Chilean border post, Los Libertadores, which forms part of the system of border posts between Chile and Argentina…

On December 21, the Ambassador of Chile to the United Nations, Milenko Skoknic, has submitted the Report of the Republic of Chile on the Eastern Continental Shelf of the Province of Easter Island to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The continental shelf is the natural prolongation of the land territory of…

Yesterday, Director of Borders and Limits, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, participate in the commemoration of the International Court of Justice’s second anniversary at The Hague’s decision in the case of the Obligation to Negotiate a Sovereign Access to the Pacific Ocean between Bolivia and Chile. The meeting was held at La Moneda Palace and was…

On Wednesday, September 9, the National Director of Boundaries and Frontiones, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, participated in an event organized jointly by the Diplomatic Academy of Chile “Andrés Bello” and the Diplomatic Academy of Ecuador. “Blue Diplomacy: A look at the main regional and global political processes regarding ocean-related issues,” in which Director Fuentes presented,…

The Regional Coordination Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DICORE) organized a videoconference on Friday 29 May between various departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and regional authorities of  Arica and Parinacota Region.   The following authorities attended the meeting: the head of DICORE, Jorge Beals, the General Director of Consular Affairs, Raúl…

On 27 July 2020, The National Direction of Boundaries and Frontier Zones convened a bilateral working group (Chile-Argentina) to help in the implementation of the Simplified Customs System (SAS) at “Cristo Redentor” Border Control Posts.   The meeting was attended by Chilean Ambassador Nicolás Monckeberg, Argentine Ambassador Rafael Bielsa, the Director of Frontier Zones of…

In January 2020, the National Director of Boundaries and Frontiones, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, was invited by Arizona State University to participate at the Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference.   Ambassador Fuentes participated in the panel Calming the Waters: International Water Dispute Resolution. In her presentation, she lectured about the main aspects of the case…

Entre el 7 y 8 de agosto se desarrolló en la ciudad de Tacna la VIII Reunión del Comité de Integración y Desarrollo Fronterizo (CIDF) entre Chile y Perú El evento fue inaugurado por el Gerente General de la Región de Tacna, Eddy Huarachi; el Jefe de la Unidad de Pasos Fronterizos del Ministerio del…

On Monday 28 January,  the National Director of Boundaries and Frontiers  and Agent of Chile before the International Court of Justice in the Silala Case,Ximena Fuentes,  arrived to Region of  Antofagasta to join the Minister of Foreign Relations,Roberto Ampuero, in his visit to the Silala River area in the vicinities of the Chile-Bolivia border. The delegation…

The National Director of Borders and State Limits, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, participated in the International Seminar “Opportunities for the Development and Border Integration of Tacna-Arica” on December 11 at the National University Jorge Basadre of Tacna. Also participating was the National Director of Border Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Juan…

On Wednesday, the Director of Border and Boundaries Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo participated in the International Law Colloquium: “The Law of International Watercourses” organized by the Federal University of Mina Gerais in Brazil (UFMG). Along with Ms. Fuentes, the Secretary Patrick Luna from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, professor Maurizi Arcari from the University…

On Friday, the Director of State Borders and Boundaries, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo made a Participative Public Account of the agency, corresponding to the year 2017. The activity was conducted in the O’Higgins Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dep.) Alfonso Silva and the Under-Secretary…

On March 7, the Director of State Borders and Boundaries, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo headed the launch of the new website GEOPORTAL specially designed for providing accessibility to territorial and geospatial information that our institution has. This new tool shall allow DIFROL staff members to have quality access to the main information layers of IDE…

On Tuesday, December 5, the National Department of State Borders and Boundaries (DIFROL) and Carabineros de Chile signed a Cooperation Agreement on Education. The ceremony included speeches from Colonel Marcelo Fuentes Yiure, Director of the School for Non-Commissioned Officers of Carabineros, and Ambassador Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, Director of DIFROL, who placed importance on the decision…

On Monday, December 4, Madam Ambassador Ximena Fuentes gave a lecture at the Diplomatic Academy “Andrés Bello”, in her capacity as Agent of Chile with the International Court of Justice at The Hague, in the case relating to the status and use of the waters of the Silala River. Her presentation was part of the…

On Friday, December 1, the National Director of State Borders and Boundaries, Madam Ambassador Ximena Fuentes held a protocol meeting with the Board of the Association of Career Diplomats (ADICA) presided by its Chairperson, First Secretary Ms. Marta Bonet. In this particular instance, Ambassador Fuentes expressed the interest DIFROL had in incorporating Foreign Service officers…

On Monday, November 20, the National Director of State Borders and Boundaries, Ambassador Ximena Fuentes, made a presentation at the Workshop for Training and Planning for Coordinated Border Areas Audit that took place at the premises of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile between November 20 and 22. Her lecture…

On Monday, December 11, at the O’Higgins Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the seminar “Chile and its Neighbors: The Foreign Policy Outlook” was held as part of the course on Neighborly Relations organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of Training. The seminar included presentations by the National Director of State Borders…