PUERTO VARAS

On our way back to Santiago, we stopped just north of Puerto Montt in Puerto Varas.  Claudio thought we should stop there and take a look around as it is quite beautiful  Even though it is winter here and it was a really rainy day, we did find Puerto Varas quite enchanting with its pristine harbor and old German buildings.  Much of Southern Chile was homesteaded by Germans from East Germany and the German architecture is very evident throughout all of Chile but primarily in Southern Chile.  Here are a few photos of Puerto Varas and some of the German architecture.  Many of the buildings are clapboard.