Chiloé Archipelago
Chiloé Archipelago is an archipelago located in Los Lagos Region, in southern Chile. The main island is Chiloé Island (Isla Grande de Chiloé).
Additionally, in the archipelago are located 10 administrative communes related with the Los Lagos Region: Ancud, Castro, Chonchi, Curaco de Vélez, Dalcahue, Puqueldón, Queilén, Quellón, Quemchi and Quinchao.[1]
Chiloé Archipelago Media
Flag of Los Lagos Region, Chile
A southern pudú, one of smallest deer in the world, amongst Chilean rhubarb on Isla San Pedro.
Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) is endemic to the southern portion of the Chilean Coast Range.
Reconstruction of a dalca, a type of boat used by Chonos, Huilliches and Spaniards living in Chiloé
Nicolás Mascardi, shown here in the Cathedral of Bariloche, was among the Jesuits who used Chiloé as a starting point for exploration and missionary activity around Nahuel Huapi Lake
Territories controlled by Chile and the Viceroyalty of Perú after the Battle of Chacabuco of 1817. Chiloé and Valdivia were enclaves accessible only by sea.
This church near Chacao bears evidence of baroque and neoclassical elements introduced by clergy in colonial times.
Chiloé is a center of diversity of potatoes.
Fishing boats in Quellón. Corcovado Volcano in the background.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Regional y Administrativo (September 24, 2016). "Regiones - Provincias - Comunas" (PDF). División Político Administrativa de Chile. Retrieved in September 24, 2016. (in Spanish)
Other websites
Media related to Chiloé Archipelago at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 42°36′00″S 73°57′00″W / 42.60000°S 73.95000°W
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