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Snowstorm Disrupts Land Trade Between Argentina, Chile

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More than 5,000 trucks are stranded along the Argentina-Chile border as snow, ice and strong winds have forced closures of roads and border corssings.

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El Paso Los Libertadores, the main land corridor between Chile and Argentina, has been closed since July 14 by snowfalls and winds of up to 180 km/h. With 29 days of interruption, it is one of the most extensive closures in its history. Thousands of trucks are waiting on both sides of the mountain range, with losses estimated between US$300 and US$600 per vehicle per day, according to associations of transporters from both countries. For transpo…

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The intense weather of snow and wind in the Andes Mountain Range keeps international crossings closed between Argentina and Chile and left more than 3,000 trucks stranded in different points of Mendoza and Neuquén. Without a certain date for the reopening of the corridors, the carriers accumulate days of waiting inside their vehicles, with higher costs and, in some sectors, without close access to toilets or food.Two of the main foci are in the …

Snow and white wind keep the key steps between Argentina and Chile closed, with Christ the Redeemer paralysed 27 days ago and millions of losses for transport. New snowfalls and extreme gusts complicate any reopening and aggravate the logistical crisis.

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The intense weather of snow and white wind continues to strike in the Cordillera de Los Andes, with several border crossings between Argentina and Chile without transit since mid-July. Between Mendoza and Neuquén, there are already more than 3,000 stranded trucks, waiting to cross. The most critical case is that of Paso Cristo Redemptor, the main land cargo corridor of Mercosur to the Pacific. Disabled since July 14 by the accumulation of up to …

Even with partial sunrise, the frontal system leaves roads with ice and preventive cuts: about 600 trucks remain in detention and isolated neighbors.

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Filo News broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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