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Bookmark & shareSurprisingly unscenic, this quirky port links the lakes to Patagonia.
Settled by German colonists in the mid-19th century, Puerto Montt is one of southern Chile's most important cities: an administrative capital booming on the back of a billion dollar salmon industry. For travelers, it's the place to catch a ferry, or catch up on a couple of night's sleep in transit.
Fast Facts
Population
160,000
Currency
Name: Chilean Peso
Code: CLP
Symbol: Ch$
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Spanish
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -4
Country Dialing Code
+56
Weights & Measures
Metric
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