PUERTO VARAS

The meeting will be held in the beautiful resort town on Puerto Varas, which is only 1.5 hours away from Santiago flying south. Puerto Varas is in the Chilean patagonia and very close to many great outdoors activities, such as fishing, hiking, rafting, mountain climbing, etc. It is also very close to Puerto Montt, from where a variety of cruises to the southern Chilean fjords depart, and to the scenic Chiloe island. Early March is a very good time to be there, since it is off-peak season (December-February), while the weather should still be good and pleasant.

 

GETTING THERE

By far, the best way to get to Puerto Varas is flying. Most people will fly first to Santiago. Most flights from Europe and the US will arrive early in the morning (7-9am) to Santiago. From there, there are several flights every day to Puerto Montt city (PMC) either with LAN or Sky Airlines. The non-stop flight from Santiago to Puerto Montt takes about 2 hours.

Once you get to Puerto Montt's airport, if you let us know your arrival date and time, there will be somebody from the conference waiting for you to take you to your hotel in Puerto Varas (this is included in the registration fee). The trip from Puerto Montt's airport to Puerto Varas takes about 30 minutes depending mostly on weather conditions.