Pichachen Pass

The Pichachén Pass is a pass over the Andes mountains that connects and . The border crossing between Argentina and Chile is at 2,060 m AMSL.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction with an elevation of 1,895 metres
  • Description: gap in Argentina
  • Also known as: Paso Pichachén

Pichachen Pass

Latitude
-37.45325° or 37° 27′ 12″ south
Longitude
-71.12421° or 71° 7′ 27″ west
Elevation
1,895 metres (6,217 feet)
Open location code
47JCGVWG+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6387005386
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3841400
Wiki­data ID
Q6065857
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Pichachen Pass” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Pas Pichachén
  • Cebuano: Paso Pichachén
  • Dutch: Pichachen Pass
  • French: Paso Pichachén
  • Lombard: Pass Pichachén
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pichachén Pass
  • Norwegian: Pichachén Pass
  • Occitan (post 1500): Pas Pichachén
  • Portuguese: Passo Pichachén
  • Quechua: Pichachén q’asa
  • Spanish: Paso Pichachen
  • Spanish: Paso Pichachén
  • Swedish: Paso Pichachén

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