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Overview

When the early morning fog shrouds misty-eyed °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé, it's immediately apparent something different this way comes. Isla Grande de °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé is South America's fifth-largest island and is home to a fiercely independent, seafaring people.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Muelle de las Almas (Dock of Souls) on Chiloe Island.

    Muelle de las Almas

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    Shrouded in folklore and Huilliche mythology, °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé's 'Dock of Souls' was built in 2007 by architect Marcelo Orellana. The curved boardwalk spans 17m…

  • Church of Tenaun.

    Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio

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    The magnificent Unesco-listed church (1837), for which the town is named (Tenaún means 'three mounts') has been meticulously restored down to the last…

  • Inside the Church of Santa Maria de Loreto at Achao.

    Iglesia Santa María de Loreto

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    Achao's 18th-century Jesuit church, on the south side of the Plaza de Armas, is °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé's oldest (1740). Crowned by a 25m tower, the World Heritage site…

  • Iglesia San Francisco de Castro

    Iglesia San Francisco de Castro

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    Italian Eduardo Provasoli chose a marriage of neo-Gothic and classical architecture in his design for the elaborate Iglesia San Francisco, one of °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé's…

  • Centro de Visitantes Inmaculada Concepción

    Centro de Visitantes Inmaculada Concepción

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    Don't even think about visiting °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé's Unesco-listed churches without first stopping in at this excellent museum housed in the former Convento…

  • Museo Regional de Ancud Aurelio Bórquez Canobra

    Museo Regional de Ancud Aurelio Bórquez Canobra

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    This worthwhile museum, casually referred to as Museo °ä³ó¾±±ô´Çé, offers interesting displays tracking the history of the island, including a full-sized…

  • Trekking in the Tantauco national park in southern Chile.

    Parque Tantauco

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    Created and owned by Chilean business magnate and current president Sebastián Piñera (and run by his foundation, Fundación Futura), this private nature…

  • Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Gracia de Nercón

    Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Gracia de Nercón

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    Just 4km south of Castro is another of Chiloe's Unesco-recognized churches, restored in 2012. Built from cypress and larch wood between 1887 and 1888, its…

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