famous road
Ruta de los Lagos (Lake District Route)
A scenic cross-border route through the Chilean and Argentine Lake District past snow-capped volcanoes and pristine lakes.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Los Lagos Region, Chile · South America
Puerto Montt sits on the route: 20 minutes from Puerto Varas, 40km from Ruta de los Lagos (Lake District Route).
Puerto Montt is a city located in Los Lagos Region, Chile. With a population of 245,902, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Puerto Montt sits in Chile, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Santiago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Puerto Montt to your route.
Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spans an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) and has a population of 245,902 in 2017.Read more
It is bounded by the communes of Puerto Varas to the north, Cochamó to the east and southeast, Calbuco to the southwest and Maullín and Los Muermos to the west.
Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities through its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into the Chiloé Archipelago, the Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia.
Puerto Montt has gained renown and grown significantly through the rise of Chile to become the second largest salmon producer of the world during the 1990s and 2000s. However, the Chilean salmon aquaculture crisis of the late 2000s resulted in severe unemployment and exposed weaknesses in the local economy. The city's cultural endowment mixes elements of Chilean-Spanish culture with a German heritage. The city has attracted a significant number of newcomers from all over Chile in the last 30 years in search of employment opportunities.
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Puerto Montt is located in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. The coordinates are -41.4693 latitude, -72.9424 longitude.
Puerto Montt has a population of approximately 245,902 people, making it a city in Chile.
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famous road
A scenic cross-border route through the Chilean and Argentine Lake District past snow-capped volcanoes and pristine lakes.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Symmetrical 2,652-metre stratovolcano above Lake Llanquihue, with a paved access road to a ski centre viewpoint.
56 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Basalt-channel rapids on the Petrohué River in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, reached by road from Ensenada.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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