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Crossing the border by local bus

[ Dec.2015 ] On the next day, we crossed the border to Argentina by local bus which we took from the small bus station in Puerto Varas in Chile. First, we had the Chilean passport…

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Full speed on the countryside roads

[ Dec.2015 ] After lunch, we came back to the main island of Chiloe in Chile and continued our journey to look at the wooden churches which are listed in the World Heritage. The last…

Chiloe Island

Eat oysters

[ Dec.2015 ] Because I said I like oysters, Max, the tour leader took us to a small town called Curaco de Velez by ferry from the main Chiloe Island in Chile. There are apparently…

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Town of Castro

[ Dec.2015 ] We walked around the town of Castro which is the capital of Chiloe Island in Chile. This town was founded in 1567 which means it is the third oldest town in Chile….

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Colourful stilt houses

In Chiloe Island in Chile, there are not only World Heritage wooden churches to see, but also stilt houses on the sea. They are called Palafito. Very colourful and picturesque. Originally they were built in…

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Wooden churches listed as the World Heritage

[ Dec.2015 ] The main attraction in Chiloe Island in Chile is the wooden churches which are listed in the UNESCO’s World Heritage. That was what I had heard, so I had imagined something like…

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In Chacao

[ Dec.2015 ] The place we arrived at by ferry in Chiloe Island, Chile, was a small town called Chacao. Our tour leader suggested walking along the esplanade by the sea first, saying “they spent…

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To Chiloe Island

[ Dec.2015 ] We did a one day excursion from Puerto Varas in the Lake District in Chile to Chiloe Island in the south. The other couple in our tour did not go, so it…

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Delicious salmon

[ Dec.2015 ] We went to a restaurant called Casa Valdes in Puerto Varas in the lake district in Chile. This restaurant is supposed to be the best in the town for seafood. The location…