High Desert Andean ‘Corridor of Death’ Proves a Hot Spot for Illegal Migration

High Desert Andean ‘Corridor of Death’ Proves a Hot Spot for Illegal Migration
A migrant looks across the border into Chile on Oct. 26, 2021. Cesar Calani Cosso/Epoch Times
Autumn Spredemann
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In the high-altitude desert shared by Chile and Bolivia lies a remote stretch of dirt road that marks their sparsely patrolled border.

Once military patrols are out of sight, illegal migrants dash across the road at all hours of the day, and continue their journey north from Pisiga, in Bolivia, or south from Colchane, in Chile.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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