We are considering a move to Chile (just in the first dreaming/dreamy stages right now). We are in the food service business and would like to open a restaurant in the lakes district. We were thinking Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt area. Please give any feedback that might be relevant. Also, and I know this is a weird question, but my wife wants to know what the lakes districts are like as far a creepy crawly things go (eg. snakes, spiders, ticks, mosquitos, pollen, etc)? Thanks a million for your help!
Advice on opening a business
agcandkrc
08 April 2015 18:11:13
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kenjee
09 April 2015 11:29:11
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Hello agcandkrc and welcome to Expat.com 
Hope that some members will be able to enlighten your queries a little bit
Best of luck in your future projects
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Kenjee
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ricardopadro
14 April 2015 19:07:37
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Hey you!
More of that type of cities: Pucon-Villarica area and Chiloe island.
In summer there are a lot of tourist that speak english that come from Europe and US to the south of Chile, so if you will open a restaurant thats a good oportunity, also open a hostal, because there is a lot of backpacking from another countries. But i have hear that the rest of the year is more slowly, so keep en eye on that
You should know that in the south of Chile it rain a lot, so polen and moskitos is not an issue, is not that kind of nature... chilean mythology could be more dangerous! hahaha...
Ricardo
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