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Chiloé Island
19th November 2009
The island of Chiloé lies just off the coast of Chile and is accessed by barge from Puerto Montt. It is lovely and green and rains all the time.
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It is known for the many World Heritage wooden churches, some with pegs instead of nails. They were constructed by boat builders and are mostly located close to the coast facing the sea.
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The houses are covered with brightly painted wooden shingles and ox drawn ploughs can still be seen in use. Here they prepare an unusual dish of pork, chicken, vegetables and shell fish called curanto.
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Ancud is on the north west coast
The church at the small village of Quemchi
Church at Dalcahue (1849)
Simple small wayside church
Jeff trying hard to finish all his curanto
World Heritage church of San Juan (1875)
Tenaún (1767)
At Calen
Quetalco
Wooden sled, boat shaped and pulled by oxen, designed for the muddy conditions
The oldest of the churches at Achao
Church at Llau Llao
Colourful fishing boats seen all around Chiloé
The largest of the churches is being restored at Quinchao
Chonchi
Necrón
Unloading shell fish in the early morning
Puqueldón
Ichuac
Vilapulli
Palafitos on the estuary at Castro
Cathedral at Castro, covered with tin
The wooden interior of Castro´s cathedral