CASTRO CATHEDRAL - CHILE


The Churches of Chiloé from Jesuit missionary activities in the 17th and 18th centuries , represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of wooden architecture. Castro cathedral is one of the hundreds of wooden churches. Castro is the big village on Chiloe. It is the capital of Chiloé and Chile's third-oldest city, boasting a population of about 21,000 inhabitants. The town has a charm all its own, with its city church brightly painted like an Easter egg. Inside the church has a splendid antique wooden interior. The wooden shingles called tejuelas cut from the Alerce tree. Wooden pegs were used instead of nails in the construction. Many of these churches are on UNESCO's list of cultural heritage sites.

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Churches of Chiloe Island