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.

  • Cafe Esquina

    • Wifi: 50Mbps

    • Food: Good coffee, decent lunch specials and menu

    • Cost: Medium/High

    • Rating: 9/10

  • Cafe Puerto Madero

    • 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