History of Puerto Varas
The city was originally populated by German colonists, who made an important contribution to the development of the area. It was Bernardo Phillipi who got the colonization started with his discovery of the lake. Later, Vicente Pérez Rosales introduced new groups of German colonists to this beautiful place.
It was founded in 1854 and declared a town October de 1897, on account its development in the years since colonization. It was the port for the transport of goods to Puerto Montt from the farms and businesses around the lake.
On December 30th, 1927 the government created the Municipality of Puerto Varas. It is known as the City of Roses.
10779 times
Do you like what you see? Share it!
Practical Information
The handcrafts trail
5851 Visto
Guaviña Church
5135 Visto
Pukará of Copaquilla
7746 Visto