PUERTO VARAS

• Population: 28,000 inhabitants
• Date of Foundation: 1851
• Distance from Santiago: 1,000 km

Lying beside Llanquihue Lake and just 15 km away from Puerto Montt we find Puerto Vartas, also known as The City of the Roses - a mixture of traditions, beauty and good taste. Just like Puerto Montt, it was founded by the Germans, and since its beginning it was a sailing center and harbour that enabled sailing out of the lake towards neighboring Puerto Montt. Having a good tourist infrastructure, it is the starting point towards a number of destinations where Nature is the distinctive feature. Its popularity began in 1934 with the construction of the Puerto Vartas Great Hotel (currently a casino) and then with the opening of routes towards Ensenada by the south banks of the river, with many camping sites and cabins surrounded by splendid bucolic landscapes as well as the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes.