The Chamaeleon dark clouds form a large complex of interstellar obscuring material situated at ≈ 15° below the galactic plane. Although it is accepted as being one of the closest low-mass star formation region to the Sun, its distance has been debated issues. The proposed distance is in general dependent on the value assumed for the ratio of total-to-selective extinction, which in the Chamaeleon clouds has proved controversial, leading to distances estimates ranging from 115 to 215 pc.