Puerto Montt was founded in 1853. It wasn't,until 1912 when is was connected by rail, than it became the contact point for the rest of the south. Puerto Montt has been known for years as "the end of the line", whether traveling by rail or by road. The port was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1960 - so little of its original architecture has remained.
We signed up for a tour of various sights which included lunch in and around Punta Arenas. The tour included the Patagonian Institute Museum, The Naval Museum, a stop at the observation point at La Cuz Hill for a view of the city and Strait of Magellan.
The Maritime Museum has varied exhibits on model ships, naval history. It also has a very fine account of the Chilean mission that recued British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's crew from Antarctica.
The Maritime Museum has varied exhibits on model ships, naval history. It also has a very fine account of the Chilean mission that recued British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's crew from Antarctica.
We signed up for one of the tours offered by the cruise lines. The first part of the tour is a bus ride to Lake Todos los Santos for a 45-minute boat trip over the lake.
The second part of the tour is a 30 minute walk to view the rapids and waterfalls with a view of the Osorno Volcano
Not to far away from the National Park we stopped at a Local Inn to have Lunch with a view of the Osorno Volcano on the other side of lake.
One of the tourist type towns is Puerto Vargas
We Anchor aweigh and left Puerto Montt at 5:52 pm and began our sea voyage at 6:00 pm to Valparaiso, some 632 Nautical Miles away.
