CHILOÉ: home of Mapuche's folklore, cuisine and architecture

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Chilo'e island is the main island in the Chiloé's archipielago south of Puerto Montt. It is Chile's second largest island after Tierra del Fuego with a length of 190 km and a width of 65 km approximately.

Nowadays Chiloé is easily accesible with a 45min ferry crossing the Chacao channel, but this was not always so and was once described as “a distinct enclave, linked more to the sea than the continent" with its own folklore and mythology. All these plus its nice landscape, known cuisine and friendly habitants made it an interesting place to visit for me.