| churches jpg[400×533] se construía una iglesia en ellas no había un párroco residente sino que había delegaciones que las visitaban periódicamente de una en una a predicar dar los sacramentos etc Illustrations of some of the churches adorn a wall of local woods In the 18th century there were about 300 churches established on the large island and the smaller islands clustered in Publishing origin | |
| Churches of Chiloé[500×398] Russian Spanish Churches of Chiloé | Lin linao © Lin linao Publishing origin | |
| DalcahueIglesiaDesconocida[400×300] 80 or so remain in various stages of repair They are all made of wood with wooden pegs instead of nails and the wooden shingles called tejuelas cut from the Alerce or larch tree Many of these churches are listed by UNESCO as cultural heritage sites Others like this one are Desconocida or unknown and fallen into disrepair Publishing origin | |
| iglesia de cucao jpg[450×363] Church of Cucao a small church near Chacao Publishing origin | |
| Chile Chiloe Castro Church[450×481] Church of Castro the main city of Chiloé the inside Publishing origin | |
| mapachiloelg JPG[600×800] Publishing origin | |
| w971 jpg[348×252] The Churches of Chiloé were placed on the list because of their unique form of wooden architecture and the mestizo culture they represent The arrival of the Jesuits 1608 to this Publishing origin | |
| inside church castro jpg[290×430] the inside Publishing origin | |
| View Full Size[400×533] Prev Next Map of Chiloe © Clarence Fisk 2005 All rights reserved Publishing origin | |
| chiloe04 jpg[466×648] Castro City looking down the hill to the harbor More Photos from Castro City Publishing origin |