Churches of Chiloé

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Churches of ChiloéUNESCO World Heritage Site

Saint Mary Church (Iglesia Santa María) in Achao

Location| Chiloé Archipelago, Chile
Includes|

* Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
* Church of Quinchao
* Church of San Francisco, Castro
* Church of Rilán
* Church of Nercón
* Church of Aldachildo
* Church of Ichuac
* Church of Detif
* Church of Vilupulli
* Church of Chonchi
* Church of Tenaún
* Church of Colo
* Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue
* Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue
* Church of Chelín
* Church of Caguach

Criteria| Cultural: ii, iii
Reference| 971
Inscription| 2000 (24th Session)
Coordinates| 42°30′0″S 73°46′0″W﻿ / ﻿42.50000°S 73.76667°W﻿ / -42.50000; -73.76667

Location of Churches of Chiloé in Chile

The Churches of Chiloé in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas and one of the most prominent styles of Chilotan architecture. Unlike classical Spanish colonial architecture, the churches of Chiloé are made entirely in native timber with extensive use of wood shingles. The churches were built from materials to resist the Chiloé Archipelago's humid and rainy oceanic climate.

Built in the 18th and 19th centuries when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions, the churches represent the fusion of Spanish Jesuit culture and local native population's skill and traditions; an excellent example of mestizo culture.

The Churches of Chiloé were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2000. The University of Chile, Fundación Cultural Iglesias de Chiloé and other institutions have led efforts to preserve these historic structures and to publicize them for their unique qualities.[1]

## Location

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The sixteen churches registered as part of the World Heritage Site are concentrated in the central eastern zone of the archipelago.

Code  | Name  | Commune | Photo

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971-001 | Church of Achao | Quinchao |
971-002 | Church of Quinchao | Quinchao |
971-003 | Church of San Francisco | Castro |
971-004 | Church of Rilán | Castro |
971-005 | Church of Nercón | Castro |
971-006 | Church of Aldachildo | Puqueldón |
971-007 | Church of Ichuac | Puqueldón |
971-008 | Church of Detif | Puqueldón |
971-009 | Church of Vilupulli | Chonchi |
971-010 | Church of Chonchi | Chonchi |
971-011 | Church of Tenaún | Dalcahue |
971-012 | Church of Colo | Quemchi |
971-013 | San Juan Bautista | Dalcahue |
971-014 | Our Lady of Sorrows | Dalcahue |
971-015 | Church of Chelín | Castro
971-016 | Church of Caguach | Quinchao |

## See also

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* History of Chiloé
* Chilotan architecture

## Notes

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1. ^ Berg Costa, Lorenzo (2005), Restauración Iglesias de Chiloé Conservando lo Infinito, Editorial Universitaria, p. 3, ISBN 956-11-1778-9

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Churches in Chiloé.

* World Heritage Evaluation: Churches of Chiloé
* Chile Nuestro Tourism - Chiloé and its Churches

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Chiloé Archipelago

Main islands|

* Butachauques
* Caucahue
* Chiloé
* Coldita
* Desertores1
* Guafo
* Laitec
* Lemuy
* Quinchao
* San Pedro
* Tranqui

Water bodies|

* Gulf of Ancud
* Estero de Castro
* Caulín Bay
* Chacao Channel
* Sea of Chiloé
* Gulf of Corcovado
* Dalcahue Channel
* Caleta Zorra

Cities and towns|

* Ancud
* Castro
* Chacao
* Chonchi
* Curaco de Vélez
* Dalcahue
* Puqueldón
* Queilén
* Quellón
* Quemchi
* Quinchao

History|

* Colonial alerce logging and trade
* Governorate of Chiloé
* Intendancy of Chiloé
* Circular Mission
* 1643 Dutch attacks
* Antonio de Vea expedition
* Huilliche uprising of 1712
* Caicumeo
* Battle of Agüi
* Battle of Mocopulli
* Chiloé railway
* Red tide crisis

Culture|

| Clothing|

* Chilote cap
* Chilote poncho

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Architecture and art|

* Churches of Chiloé
* Chilote School of Religious Imagery
* Colonial fortifications
* Palafito

Cuisine|

* Chapalele
* Chicha de manzana
* Curanto
* Licor de oro
* Lloco
* Murtado
* Mate
* Milcao
* Potatoes of Chiloé

Mythology|

* Basilisco Chilote
* Caballo marino chilote
* Coi Coi-Vilu
* Caleuche
* Camahueto
* Carbunco
* Imbunche
* Pincoy
* Pincoya
* Peuchen
* Sirena chilota
* Trauco
* Trentren Vilu

1: These islands are not part of Chiloé Province

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World Heritage Sites in Chile

* Churches of Chiloé
* Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
* Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
* Inca road system1
* Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island
* Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region
* Sewell Mining Town

1 Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

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Spanish / Hispanic Colonial architecture articles

Notable historic centers|

* Agaña
* Antigua Guatemala
* Albuquerque
* Arequipa
* Bogotá
* Campeche
* Cartagena de Indias
* Cebú
* Cienfuegos
* Coro
* Cuenca
* Cuernavaca
* Cusco
* Granada
* Guanajuato
* Havana
* Iloílo
* La Paz
* León
* Los Ángeles
* Lima
* Malabo
* Malolos
* Manila
* Mexico City
* Mompox
* Morelia
* New Orleans
* Oaxaca
* Old Panamá
* Panamá City
* Popayán
* Puebla
* Quito
* Saint Augustine
* San Antonio
* San Diego
* San Fernando
* San Francisco
* San Juan
* San Luis Potosí
* San Miguel de Allende
* Santa Cruz de la Sierra
* Santa Fe
* Santiago de Chile
* Santiago de Cuba
* Santo Domingo
* Sucre
* Taal
* Tayabas
* Trujillo
* Veracruz
* Vigan
* Zacatecas
* Zamboanga

Spanish missions|

* List of Spanish missions

Lists of buildings|

* Oldest

Cathedrals|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guam
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Philippines
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Arizona
* California
* Florida
* Louisiana
* Texas
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Churches and monasteries|

* Baroque Churches of the Philippines
* Bohol
* Chiloé
* Mendicant monasteries in Mexico
* Popocatépetl

Fortifications|

* Presidio
* Caribbean coast of Panama
* Coasts of Chile
* Philippines
* Santo Domingo

Bridges and roads|

* Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
* Tayabas

Other building types|

* Alhóndiga
* Bahay na bato
* Balconies of Lima
* Bullring
* Convent
* Hacienda
* Haciendas in the Valley of Ameca
* Cabildo
* Colonial universities in Hispanic America
* Colonial universities in the Philippines
* Plaza

Architecture types|

* Baroque
* Andean
* Churrigueresque
* Earthquake
* Mexican
* Chilotan
* Monterey Colonial
* Neoclassical
* Renaissance
* Rococo
* Territorial

Modern Revival styles|

* California Churrigueresque Revival
* Mission Revival
* Spanish Colonial Revival
* Territorial Revival

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