Alerce, Chile

Alerce is a Chilean town in the communes of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas in Llanquihue Province, Los [Lagos Region]. It counted with a population of 42,267 People in 2017.

History

The town was first delimited in 1863 as the third district of the Llanquihue province.
In the Year 1998, the ministry of housing and urbanism put in motion a project to make Alerce a satellite city/village of Puerto Montt, with the objective of building 3000 homes in 2 years. The satellite city was inaugurated in December 2002.

Transportation

The town is connected to Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas via the V-505 route.
The Town counts with a Train Station which connects it to Puerto [Montt - La Paloma Train Station|Puerto Montt], Puerto Varas and Llanquihue.