Castro

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Castro is a historic coastal city on Chiloé Island in southern Chile, known for its colorful stilt houses (palafitos) and UNESCO-listed wooden churches.

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Castro canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivisionOf Los Lagos Region
climateType oceanic climate
country Chile
foundedBy Spanish colonizers
foundedInCentury 16th century
hasArchitecturalFeature houses on stilts over the water
hasArchitecturalStyle wooden architecture
hasBay Castro Bay
hasBuildingMaterial native timber
hasCulturalDesignation historic center with traditional wooden architecture
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
commerce
fishing
tourism
hasHeritageSite Church of Nercón
Church of San Francisco
hasIsland Ten-Ten Island
hasPort Port of Castro
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasStatus provincial capital
hasTransport ferry connections to other parts of Chiloé
road connections to the Chiloé Island road network
hasUrbanType historic city
port city
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Churches of Chiloé
isCapitalOf Chiloé Province
isCoastalCity true
isOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
surface form: Pacific Ocean (via inland sea channels)
knownFor UNESCO-listed wooden churches
colorful stilt houses
fishing and maritime culture
palafitos
traditional Chilote architecture
languageUsed Spanish
localCulture Chilote mythology
surface form: Chilote culture
locatedIn Chiloé Archipelago
surface form: Chiloé Island

Chiloé Province
Los Lagos Region
southern Chile
nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Ancud
partOf Chiloé Archipelago
regionSpecialty Chiloé wooden churches
touristAttraction Church of Nercón
Church of San Francisco
Plaza de Armas of Castro
palafitos of Gamboa
palafitos of Pedro Montt

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