Dalcahue Travel Guide

The Dalcahue cracft market is next to the pier, and has some interesting silver craft and the usual chilote wool clothes. By the picture you can notice that wool sweaters are a must, and much better if they've got bright colors. They're around $10.000 pesos (less than US$20)

Although it's not as magnificent as the Castro or Achao churches, the church of Dalcahue still has some of that old chilote style that makes it different.

The Dalcahue Church was built at the end of the 19th Century, at the same place where previously stood a Jesuit chapel. Even though all the area's buildings are characterized by its well-planned site, in the case of Dalcahue that is even more evident: the construction stands facing the canal that divides the Isla Grande from the Quinchao Island, offering a wide view. Like many Chiloé churches, it is covered on the outside by larch tiles, to which the passing of time has given a silver aspect. The Dalcahue Church stands out because of its portico, quite deep, made of nine arches.
In its interior stands out the polychrome image of Christ Crucified, placed in front of a red curtain. The figure has a hinge joint on the underarm, which indicates that it was designed for the ceremony of the nails removal on Holy Friday.
It was declared National Monument in the category of Historical Monument in the year 1971 and Mankind's Heritage before the UNESCO on December 2000.