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The Chiloé Archipelago is situated southeast of Puerto Montt in the Pacific. It is Chile’s second
largest island after Tierra del Fuego. Parts of Chiloé are protected in various national parks.
Farmers and fishermen live traditional lives in picturesque villages where time seems to stand
still. The landscape is a verdant green, and, whenever the sun shines, the colourful painted
wooden houses and fishing boats glow in lovely colours. For a long time, Chiloé was largely
cut off from the mainland, allowing deeply rooted traditions, myths and legends to survive to
this day. The island’s emblems are its wood houses on stilts and the many wooden churches
that were constructed without the use of a single nail or screw, which have been added to the
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
