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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| 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) |
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Gallery
- VolcanOsorno-LagoLlanquihue.jpg
The Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano, Puerto Varas
- Baumkuchen.jpg
The Baumkuchen, literally translated "tree cake" or "log cake"
- LaBurbuja-VolcanOsorno.jpg
Puerto Varas Media
Panoramic view of Puerto Varas
- Centro de turismo en Puerto Varas.jpg
Tourist information centre
- Iglesia Parroquial del Sagrado Corazón Puerto Varas.jpg
The wooden Sacred Heart Church, now almost 100 years old
- Casa de madera y Tejuela, Camino a Alerce, Puerto Varas.jpg
Typical wooden architecture
- Amanecer sobre el Lago LLanquihue y Volcán Osorno, vista desde la costanera de Puerto Varas.JPG
Dawn over Llanquihue Lake
- LaBurbuja-VolcanOsorno.jpg
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". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
- Puerto Varas municipality (in Spanish)
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