Cathedral in Castro

Chiloé (with tin sheets)

Wooden churches and colourful corrugated sheet iron

April 16th 2006
GERMAN VERSION FURTHER DOWN / DEUTSCH WEITER UNTEN Chiloé is probably one of the poorest areas in Chile. It´s an Island south of Puerto Montt and it´s known for its wooden Churches and its bad weather:-) No kidding, it rains 200 days a year. But lucky me, the sun was shining (more or less) for the whole time I was there (or lets say, it wasn´t raining. Or at least not for long). For this bit ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

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Some people say I´m crazy, but what´s crazy?? I guess I am not the typical Backpacker as far as what I do and what I don´t do when I travel is concerned. The big thing for me is nature AND this trip is not only to see what´s around me but to see what´s inside me as well (adds an interesting note to it:-). Thing is also that I´m one of those travellers that find it really hard to sit INSIDE a bus looking out. I just have to be smack bang in the middle of all the beautiful places on this amazing planet. Visiting cities is easy. But how visit nature? How get around if not in a bus or a ... full info

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