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Cristo Redentor Crossing Sees 3-Hour Waits as Holiday Traffic Swells

Authorities deploy holding zones with escorted convoys to ease pressure at Chile’s Los Libertadores checkpoint.

Overview

  • Officials reported morning queues stretching over four kilometers to enter the Los Libertadores complex, with processing delays near three hours.
  • The corridor remains on a 24-hour summer schedule for all vehicles, while Argentina’s Horcones complex reports normal flow.
  • Mendoza’s paradores network and police-escorted capsule releases are in effect, with a Penitentes holding area activated to meter light vehicles.
  • Traffic volumes surged over Christmas, with 3,961 crossings on Dec. 23–24 and 2,992 more on Dec. 25, including 777 private cars and 13 buses.
  • Chile requires travelers to present the SAG sworn declaration via QR at entry, and Argentina’s embassy reiterates safety advice after recent robberies targeting tourists.