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The Church of San Francisco
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The Church of San Francisco

This is a beautiful example of a fusion of Spanish and local architecture for which Castro is known.

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  • Known in part for the brightly colored houses on stilts ("palafitos")
  • The Church of San Francisco
  • Beautiful wood carvings and paneling from the native Alerce tree make this church a world heritage site
  • The native Alerce tree is an extremely slow growing but very hardy plant
  • Other historic churches also used the native wood
  • While using local wood as well, this church is not nearly as ornate as the nearby church of San Francisco
  • Another example of local architecture
  • This ceiling is built with a design similar to a boat hull
  • Local market- notice the bundles of kelp to the left
  • Typical wooden shingles in Castro
  • A traditional kitchen as seen in the Chiloe region.
  • Street markets of Castro
  • Leaving for our final destination, Valparaiso, Chile.
  • Leaving the protected channels and entering open ocean
  • Valparaiso is a busy tourist destination and commercial port
  • This is a modern city with a mix of colorful homes and congested, steep hills
  • Valparaiso is best known for the ubiquitous "art" on most of the walls and buildings in town
  • This graffiti, often beautiful, can have social or political meanings
  • It can also simply be a pretty mural.
  • The town is also known for its funiculars.
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