Capital
of the X region, with a population
of 100.000 inhabitants.
The development of this city at the
end of the 19th century started with
the
tremendous German Immigration, which influence
is shown clearly in the architecture and gastronomy
of the area mainly in Puerto Varas and Frutillar.
Puerto Montt Is the capital of the Lake district, located about 1000 km south from Santiago, on the Reloncaví Inlet. Puerto Montt is facing Chiloe Island, with a spectacular view of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes.
The colorful fishing village of Angelmo with the famous market offering a great variety of exquisite sea products is one of the most typical places of Montt Port.
The Lake district has a mild rainy maritime climate, with more intense precipitations in winter, and its geography is characterized by smooth slopes and a great number of rivers and volcanoes. Visitors from all over the world come to this region every year being the busiest tourist season spring and summer (from November till March).
Llanquihue Lake or Todos Los Santos
Lake, Volcanoes as Calbuco and Osorno
are places you can not leave behind.
Large part
of this area is protected,
National Parks Vicente Perez
Rosales with its marvelous
Lake Crossing and the Alerce
Andino Park with its millenarian
trees are two places you can´t
miss.
From
this point we have several Cruise Ships
departuring to Lake San Rafael navigating
through the fiords into the Glacier
zone or Patagonia. You also
might want to take the Ferry and visit
Chiloe Island.
One of main tourist attractions is the Lake Crossing, a spectacular trip from Puerto Varas to the Argentinean city of Bariloche, going through different lakes across the Andes mountain range.
he Unesco.
For those interested in history and culture, the island of Chiloe has numerous wooden churches constructed between the XVII and XVIII centuries, which have been declared a world Heritage by the Unesco.
From Puerto Montt many cruises sail along fiords and channels, to reach the famous San Rafael Lake. This trip is maybe one of the most spectacular for the visitor because of the incredible geography of the extreme South of Chile :millenarian forests, cascades, flora and fauna, glaciers such as the Pío XI , the largest glacier in South America.
Excursions in Puerto Montt
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