Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas is a city and commune of Chile with 32.912 inhabitants according with the INE census of 2002.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Puerto Varas commune in Los Lagos Region | |
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Llanquihue |
| Founded as | Puerto Varas |
| Founded | 12 February 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | ALVARO BERGER SCHMIDT (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,064.9 km2 (1,569.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,912 |
| • Density | 8.09663/km2 (20.9702/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24,309 |
| • Rural | 8,603 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,645 |
| • Women | 16,267 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Gallery
The Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano, Puerto Varas
The Baumkuchen, literally translated "tree cake" or "log cake"
Puerto Varas Media
Panoramic view of Puerto Varas
Tourist information centre
The wooden Sacred Heart Church, now almost 100 years old
Typical wooden architecture
Dawn over Llanquihue Lake
La Burbuja Ski Center
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Puerto Varas". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
- Puerto Varas municipality (in Spanish)
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