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  • zachiss

    Unproductive | Mar 17 09'

    by zachiss a 26 year old from Des Moines, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    ""Only a few, short and unplanned hikes, and these only came between Pisco Sours""

    Well, I eventually made my way into Chile from El Calafate, via a two day trip on Ruta 40, a mostly gravel road through the barren, desolate heart... Continue reading »

  • Tod & Jen

    Across the Andes in Twelve Hours | Nov 03 08'

    by Tod & Jen a traveling as a couple from Austin, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    Eduardo, our tour guide for the Argentine leg of the lake crossing trip was a jovial and very experienced man who loved his job. He was fluent in b... Continue reading »

  • Susannah

    Puerto Varas - climbing a volcano! | Sep 25 08'

    by Susannah a 29 year old female from Cardiff, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    "a little snack had been placed on my chest!"

    We caught the bus at 6pm, which was going to take 15 hours to get to Puerto Varas.  We had heard that the buses in South America were really g... Continue reading »

  • joe and tracey

    Puerto Montt Here we..........Don´t Come | May 09 08'

    by joe and tracey a 35 year old male traveling as a couple from Surrey, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    We got to Santiago bus station armed with two one way tickets to Puerto Montt in the Lake District, 1000 km South of Santiago, to find that most bu... Continue reading »

  • Andre & Marcela

    Volcan Osorno!!! | Dec 14 07'

    by Andre & Marcela a 29 year old female traveling as a couple from Everett, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    "located by the huge Lago Llanquihue with the towering, picturesque Volcan Osorno looming in the distance."

    Since we took a ferry to Puerto Montt instead of straight to Castro in Chiloe, we had a chance to see a little of what Puerto Montt had to offer, w... Continue reading »

  • Leigh+Mal

    Puerto Varas, lake district, Chile | Aug 19 07'

    by Leigh+Mal a 30 year old male traveling as a couple from Manchester, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    "We´ve never been so happy to see a clapped out old minibus"

     Puerto Varas is a bit of a nothing town really. It didnt help that we arrived in the rain and had a hostel that was freezing cold and ri... Continue reading »

  • Shannon and Toby

    Puerto Varas | Mar 27 07'

    by Shannon and Toby a 28 year old traveling as a couple from Auckland, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    we came back down to puerto varas to take a touristy andean crossing into argentina. This overpriced tourist attration is not on many backpackers m... Continue reading »

  • alex f

    Cheong day!!!!! | Mar 24 07'

    by alex f a 32 year old from Cambridge, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    "a "tour pr la zona" - 30 quid in the tourist brochures but free to those with their own 4x4."

    we headed off down the highway in an excited mood because this was the day we had to pick up Jamie from the airport in Puerto montt.  She is j... Continue reading »

  • Wendy2009

    Puerto Varas, Chile | Mar 13 07'

    by Wendy2009 a 48 year old female from Brisbane, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    Well after a 22 hour bus ride, finally made it to Chile through part of the Andes. The Andes which separate Argentina and Chile has done its job we... Continue reading »

  • patrickt

    A short visit to Volcano Osorno and Lago Llanquihue | Mar 28 06'

    by patrickt a real traveler, on vacation in Puerto Varas

    "There are different kind of travelers who travel with different goals"

    The Singaporean and Japanese girls, a British girl and I hike in a national park in Petrohue.Volcano Osorno (2680m) is specutacular. It looks a li... Continue reading »

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