Churches of Chiloé
Chiloé Archipelago, Chile
Los Lagos Region, Chile
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EST. 1730
EST. 1730
1600s
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Churches of Chiloé.
The surviving wooden churches, built in the distinctive Chilote carpentry tradition largely without nails, retain their timber frames, shingle cladding, and portico facades, though several have undergone significant restoration after fire or storm damage. They remain the property of the Catholic Church, with a subset forming a World Heritage Site, and many are supported by a dedicated conservation foundation. The churches function as active places of worship and are generally open to visitors.
About Churches of Chiloé
The wooden churches of Chiloé were built by Jesuit missionaries from the seventeenth century and continued by Franciscans after 1767 within a circuit-riding mission system. Local shipwrights adapted boatbuilding techniques to construct the churches entirely of wood, without nails, in a distinct Chilote style. They anchored the religious life of the island's Indigenous and mixed communities.
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