Port Octay is a city of chili. Its origin dates back to the German colonization in 1852 promoted by Bernardo Philippi. With the passage of time it became one of the most important ports in the lake Llanquihue.
Understand
Puerto Octay boasts a population of 14,000 population (2010). Most of its inhabitants are descendants of settlers germans Y dutch.
Curiosities
Puerto Octay has valuable architecture dating from the turn of the century to the early years of the 20th century (1910). The traditional architecture expression of the "German colonization"is part of the Primitivo styles, Neoclassic Y Chalet. Denominating the existing architectural heritage in Monumental, of Architectural Interest and Environmental Value.
This architectural heritage allows us to appreciate the way of life of the time of the last century and the beginning of the present. Preserve Architecture in urban areas, their scenery or environments is the most direct way to keep alive the identity of the towns.
To get
From Osorno It is accessed through Route U-55 by asphalt road and that connects it with the Inter-Lagos route, joining it with Cascadas, Quilanto, Frutillar, Llanquihue and Puerto Varas, or by the Panamerican's highway until Frutillar, and from there about 40 kilometers to the East, is the great frame of the bay of the lake Llanquihue and, under the protection of the Centinela peninsula, Puerto Octay dominating with the notorious ancestry of its German colonization.
It is an important port for the transport of passengers and cargo through the lake, and connection point of Montt port with the rest of chili.
Beaches like La Baja, Maitén and the Centinela peninsula, with its gentle slopes and the murmur of its waters, they wait for water sports with their appropriate picnic and camping areas.
Travel
Watch
The city It stands out for its traditional architecture, mainly built in wood, which is the historical reflection of the process of German colonization.
Regarding the lake tourism of the commune, the Lake Llanquihue presents beautiful beaches to vacation, and practice fishing and water sports; highlighting the beaches of Las Cascadas, Islote Rupanco, La Baja, Maitén and Puerto Fonck.
Do
- Festival "The Golden Salmon".: Main musical artistic event of the commune, of National Transcendence. It takes place on February 5 and 6 in the premises of the Municipal Stadium of Puerto Octay.
- Bases On: Golden Salmon Festival.
Weather
Temperate rainy type. Rainfall occurs throughout the year and increases from north to south. The thermal amplitude rises towards the interior and they are moderate due to the influence of the sea.