In view of the massive exodus of Chileans over the long weekend of November 1 and 2, 2018, Chilean Customs controlled 34 thousand vehicles en the most popular border crossings, such as Chacalluta (north), Los Libertadores (center), Cardenal Samoré (center-south) and Monte Aymond (south), allowing for the orderly and expeditious return of travelers given the organization.
Heavy and light traffic
The steps of chacalluta, located on the border between Arica and Tacna, The liberators in the Province of Los Andes, Cardinal Samoré in the Lakes Region and Mount Aymond In the Magallanes Region, there was an increase, but slight, in both exiting and re-entering Chile, according to the Chilean Customs report.
Mass departure to Mendoza
The Los Libertadores complex experienced a massive exodus of Chileans to Mendoza, with a figure of 2.600 vehicles only between Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
The preparation of the services, in terms of staffing and operating model, which was put into operation 10 immigration checkpoints and 6 customs checkpoints, allowed 1.400 vehicles to return on Sunday through Los Libertadores at peak time, between 15:00 p.m. and 22:00 p.m., with a Maximum wait of 45 minutes, says the report from the Los Andes Customs Administration.
Figures of main flows
During the 4 days, the main flows were reflected in the following border crossings:
Concordia (Chacalluta): 13.093 private cars and 7.694 passenger buses
The liberators: 6.938 private cars and 469 passenger buses
Cardinal Samoré: 4.223 private cars and 108 passenger buses
Mount Aymond: 1.670 private cars and 51 passenger buses
A total of 172.300 travellers passed through the aforementioned crossings., according to the estimate of the Chilean Customs system.
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