Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncav� Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spans an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) and had a population of 175,938 in 2002. It is bounded by the communes of Puerto Varas to the north, Cocham� to the east and southeast, Calbuco to the southwest and Maull�n and Los Muermos to the west. Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities due to its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into Chilo� Archipelago, Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia.
Interurban
The city of Puerto Montt, has a bus terminal, the terminal is currently in renovations, the end these will an area of 32,000 square meters, divided into three sectors destined for different trips; interregional destinations to Santiago , Valpara�so , Curic� , Concepci�n , Temuco and others. A division of rural routes and another aimed at rapprochement with tours minibuses below 70 km
