Chiloe Island

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Chiloe Island is known for it's Jesuit woodern 17th and 18th century churches, many used as lighthouse for the priests. Therefore, their extra steeple like tall structure. Chiloe is the second largest island of Chile with a population of approximately 39,000. It's industries are pastoral and seafood. We took a ferry across the channel and approaching the island of lush vegetation and rugged coastline, takes approximately 20 minutes. We visited the capital of Castro on the East side of the island and enjoyed a traditional seafood restaurant for lunch and ventured the markets and saw fat sealions being fed left over fish. The colorful palafilo beach houses on stilts are an artists delight. The island is full of magic and folklore.

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