Iglesia San Francisco de Castro

 

 

 

 

 

Iglesia San Francisco. Built in 1912.
Purple and yellow color scheme would not
have been my first choice.

We visited the Iglesia San Francisco de Castro when we were in Chiloé. This church, along with several others in the archipelago, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List for good reason. The all-local-wood interior and simple stained glass is gorgeous (and a difference from the marble churches I'm used to seeing throughout Europe and America), and the churches represent a blend of Jesuit/Franciscan tradition and local Chiloean building materials and techniques.

 

The tallest building in Castro.
It's the law.

 

Original door

What the fork?

Jesuits dolls
found in almost every museum