Puerto Montt

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Puerto Montt

 

Puerto Montt

Puerto Montt, in the Los Lagos region of south central Chile, is one of the few good harbors in Chile. Most coastal cities rely at least in part on water transportation because of Chile's difficult terrain.
 

as seen from the hill on a misty day

 

Umbrellas on the Rotary International sign
give a clue to it being a rainy city

 

one hundred years of settlement

 

Vincente Perez Rosales
agent for the German settlement

 

the German club

 

fountain on the lake front plaza

 

looking toward the cathedral

 

the cathedral in Puerto Montt

 

detail
(note the angel with the pink clothing)

 

the altar

 

rosary over the confessional
(made of fish net floats)

 

traditional residence covered with the weather resistant redwood shingles, from the Alerce tree

 

on the anniversary of the school
teacher and students rent a bus or cabs and drive all over town
being very happy and noisy

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Market at Angelma

 

green goods market

 

seafood market

 

small mussels for seafood dishes

 

horse cart delivery

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Fishing port

 

at a low tide

 

seafood dock

 

 

fishing boats

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