Chiloé, South America’s second largest island, has its own striking culturey. Cut off from the rest of Chile by impenetrable forests and hostile Mapuche Indians, its people learnt to survive in isolation. Chiloé is home to a traditional culture of subsistence farmers, fishermen and craftsmen.

Famous for its seafood, beautiful Jesuit wooden churches on the Unesco World Heritage list, woollen handicrafts, and the warmth of its people, Chiloé remains relatively unknown despite excellent walking, biking, fishing, paddling and birding.