Puerto Montt, Chile

"Located on the northern tip of vast Reloncavi Bay, Puerto Montt is the gateway to the Chilean Lake District. Crowding the harbor are vessels that ply the route between Cape Horn and Puerto Montt, finding shelter here from the storms of the Pacific.
The first German colonists arrived in this area in 1852; their descendants have remained a small but influential percentage of the 130,000 inhabitants. The town spreads along a narrow seaboard and climbs the slopes that enclose Puerto Montt to the north. Since 1985, the city has experienced considerable growth and development; there are more than 30 salmon farms, in addition to forestry, fishing industries and service companies, new hotels, restaurants, cafés and shops have opened. Puerto Montt itself offers scant attractions for visitors apart from shingle-roofed houses around a flowered central square. The main draw here is the proximity to the lake and mountain region, and spectacular fjord cruising.

A short distance from the pier is the small fishing port of Angelmo. Its row of stalls lining both sides of the street offers a wide variety of regional handicrafts and souvenir items.

Puerto Montt, Chile News

Genesys targets companies from Spain, US - Chile (Business News Americas)
Chilean IT systems integrator and software developer Genesys is looking to provide offshore software development services to Spanish and US companies, the company's general manager Ãlvaro AnanÃas told BNamericas.

Day 707: Leaving American Samoa (Yachting and Boating World)
Well, mis amigos, I am afraid we have had some technical difficulties with our blog but we are now up and running. We were inspired to write these blogs due to the overall lack of information available to us when we decided to go long distance cruising.

Cruise Deals: eCruises Offers Cruise Bargains With Free Air, Cruise Discounts, Gratuities on Luxury Cruise Deals (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
eCruises.com, known for cruise deals and cruise bargains, is including roundtrip airfare on select 2009 cruise deals from Oceania Cruises with luxury cruise deals to the Caribbean, South America and Australia.

Fear and Uncertainty in Chile Volcano Shadow (The Florence Times-Daily)
Three months after erupting, for what scientists say was the first time in 9,370 years, the Chaitén volcano in Chile continues to threaten this once-picturesque town.

Fear and uncertainty after explosion of volcano in Chile (International Herald Tribune)
Three months after erupting, for what scientists estimate was the first time in 9,370 years, the ChaitÃ©n volcano still threatens a once-picturesque town.

South American cruises on sale (MSNBC)
Thereâ€™s something about a long cruise that evokes the spirit of early explorers. Luckily, the waters have already been charted and todayâ€™s experience is one of enjoyment and relaxation vs. hardship and harsh conditions.

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