La Grande Isla de Chiloé
Chiloé Island is pretty big: it measures about 120 miles long by 40 miles wide, with the two largest cities (Ancud on the northern end and Castro in the center) both having populations of about 30,000. Still, life is about as quiet and rural as you might imagine when you picture an archipelago of islands on the southern Pacific coast of South America. For example, the city center of Castro is one of the few places on the island you’ll find traffic lights. Chiloé is known for:
-Historic wooden churches built by Jesuits that are UNESCO Heritage sites (the one in the neighborhood of Nercon where I work was built in the 1860s)
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| Nercon |
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| Chonchi, Chiloe |
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| Castro |
-Palafito stilt homes that sit along the water
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| The "Trauco" |
-Old mythology that includes sex-driven trolls, mermaids, and witches
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| Fresh ceviche |
-Delicious seafood. One of my favorite things here is ceviche, raw salmon that is sanitized by being soaked in lemon juice overnight. Down at the port, for about 2 bucks you can get a bowl of ceviche mixed with onions, cilantro, and aji pepper.
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| English, gym, and math teachers and I getting down on ceviche. |
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| Castro |
-super rainy weather year-round that lead to cold, difficult winters but beautiful green scenery in the summer months
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