Estero de Castro

Estero de Castro is a 20 km long inlet of the Sea of Chiloé into Chiloé Island. Castro, the capital of Chiloé Province is located on its western shores.

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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
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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