Isla Grande de Chiloé – Castro

As we arrived in Puerto Montt, we decided to drive directly somewhere else (sorry Puerto Montt!). We have done some research on the “Lagos” area, where roads are in good condition and decided to take the Panamericana (Route 5) direction south to Chiloé Island, the place where it actually starts! The road is in good conditions, but the tolls are quite expensive though! With the (compulsory) ferry, we paid over 15.000clp (around 20€). Somewhere around Alcud, we decided to take in two hitch-hikers – Pato & Cata. It was quite amusing that after introducing ourselves, none of us wanted to be called by our actual name, but rather by our short or nick-names. Pato & Cata are studying Ciencias Medioambientales, and had just finished their internship. They were heading south, towards the Parque Nacional where they were planning to camp for one week. We drove together until Castro, and parted ways at the Tourist Information Office. We were staying one night in Castro to visit the wooden stilt houses, and they were going to try and get to the next town or even to the park that evening.

Castro, the capital city of Chiloé Island, turned out to be a charming town. Like every place we have seen until now, extremely hilly.

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