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Photographer’s Note

After crossing the lakes from Argentina to Chile, I had the choice of being dropped either in Puerto Varas or in Puerto Montt, so I opted for Puerto Varas so that I could check out the town for a couple of hours.

Puerto Varas is a small city of 30,000 in the shores of a lake with a beautiful view of Volcan Osorno. It was settled originally by Germans and it preserves some great examples of German architecture such as this church which is based on a Bavarian church although using local materials.

There are many subtle differences between Argentina and Chile due to their different economic performances. While Argentina used to be a wealthier country, it has been in decline for 40 years, while Chile has been growing for 20. It is easy to find signs of prosperity in Chile, you see signs of the growing middle class everywhere. (one in every 3 houses seems to have a private car), streets are clean and well kept, and there is a sense of order.

It is very expensive though as I found out when I looked for a place to eat. One big dish with pork, potatoes rice and eggs and no drink: 8 USD, and it was not an upscale place…….

Paolo, fabio_ts, gilbriones2002, fayeulle, pitai, don_narayan, Tue has marked this note useful

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bantonbuju (48334) 2006-01-10 3:30

hehehe, not germany, funny title :-))
nice capture, very professional composition, very nice colours;
good work daniel;
bst wishes, jerzy

greg64g (11193) 2006-01-10 3:50

Bonjour daniel

superbe ton image, pour le cadrage et cette architecture mais aussi le ciel et les contrastes sont merveilleux
amities
greg

Paolo (40641) 2006-01-10 3:59

Hi Daniel, excellent shot of that small part of Germany settled by immigrant on the Andes!
great POV and composition, good colours and light.
thanks also for the note.
ciao

fabio_ts (13672) 2006-01-10 4:00

How you right say it really seems a german village.. nice!!
I like a lot the lights in this picture and the beautiful contrast of colors...
another good shot!!

ciao,
Fabio.

gilbriones2002 (930) 2006-01-10 5:53

nice composition, the house stands out from the background.

fayeulle (26541) 2006-01-10 11:08

Salut Daniel
Tiens bizarre cette architecture ! N'y aurait il pas quelques SS qui se seraient réfugiés dans le coin après la seconde guerre mondiale ? Quand au niveau de richesse du Chili, j'ai pu comparer aec la Bolivie. Le contraste est impressionnant !
Amicalement
JP

pitai (3925) 2006-01-10 11:32

Hola Daniel, espero que estes disfrutando tu viaje. una foto muy contrastante. Me gusta la combinacion entre la base oscura y la claridad del cielo. lo unico que deberias usar un formato mayor para poder apreciar mejor los detalles. Keep shooting!!! abrazo, Gabriel

don_narayan (2014) 2006-01-10 12:25

Hi Daniel. nice shot of this beautiful church. The light is low but is nice with the clouds. Yeah, Puerto Varas is expensive... it is more of a resort kind of place, you know. Good note too.

Narayan

sebautourdumond (3104) 2006-01-10 15:10

Salut Daniel,
Belle image de Puerto Varas, belle lumière sur cette église aux couleurs allemandes. Belle compo et merci aux nuages de s'etre montrés...
a+
Seb

barrufeto_77 (25611) 2006-01-12 1:10

Hola daniel.

La verdad es que no es Alemania pero, desde luego, su mano como bien dices se nota. Y mucho.

Esta es de esas fotos curiosas que parecen estar en el sitio equivocado... :P

Un saludo, Oscar

Tue (25608) 2006-01-14 18:50

Hej Daniel,
Nice picture of this fine buildng. You placed it well in the composition. The red towers are quite eye-catching. Good work!
Hilsner,
Lars

Pjulin (400) 2006-01-16 7:26

Hey, a very good composition. Maybe the bottom part is a bit too dark for my taste, but it doesn't matter. Well done.

Peter

chicovelho (91) 2007-03-12 23:35