Digital Nomad Guide to Puerto Varas, Chile¶
- updated:
February 2019
Note
Check out Puerto Varas Wikivoyage for general tourist info. This guide focuses on experiencing it as a digital nomad.
Puerto Varas is a lovely little resort town. It has a population of around 50,000, but the small, dense downtown has more than you’d expect for that size. That is mostly because of tourism, of which the high season is January & February.
There is a good internet, a decent coworking space (lacima.cl), and a Santander Work/Cafe (though it heavily blocks internet, including GitHub).
Transit¶
Buses go everywhere you need to go. You can catch them across from the tourist office in downtown.
Best Cafes¶
Note
Sadly, both of these cafes have closed.
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Wifi: 50Mbps
Food: Good coffee, decent lunch specials and menu
Cost: Medium/High
Rating: 9/10
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Wifi: 20Mbps
Food: Pastries, decent lunch specials
Cost: Medium
Rating: 6/10
Weekends¶
Cochamo is an amazing place that looks like Yosemite. Great for hiking and climbing. Make reservations for camping in advance in the high season.
Chiloe island is a laid back place, worth a long weekend
Frutillar is close by (~30 minute bus) with another nice tourist area.
Bariloche, Argentina is just over the border, and you can hike there in a week if you want