Puerta Varas

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Beautiful Swiss-style overlooked glacier-covered perfectly shaped volcano (Osorno) which has been dormant for over 100 years unlike a nearby volcano which was belching out white ash, changing our travel plans for later.

We had one day trip to Chiloe island which has high unemployment and alcoholism and precious little for tourists. A 12 hour bus ride for little reward. Our first disappointment made better by huge steaks and bottle of Carmenere

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Photos

Wooden church, Chiloe
Built by Jesuit monks and ship's carpenters. UNESCO-listed

Stilt houses in Castro
A poor area but brings in the tourists

Wooden cathedral, Castro
Again a beautiful simple design

Trauco
Chiloe is full of gory legends. Trauco is a deformed and ugly dwarf who bewitches young women to fall in love with him and become pregnant - well that's what they tell their husbands when they return from sea