Jan 27, 2006 - Ferry to Chiloé

After the Mapuche uprising in 1598 the remaining Spanish fled to the island of Chiloé and were effectively cut off from the north for two hundred years. Once a year a ship would sail with supplies from Lima. That is may be not as bad as it sounds, since from Spain only two fleets per year sailed to South America. The island is quite densely populated, rolling hills, a bit like England, and cultivated with quite a few villages, almost all on the East side of the island, sheltered by hills from the storms and rain that in winter come in from...