Southern Chile
Los Lagos
Chiloé Province

Castro

Castro is the capital of . It is a city of 42,000 people on the island's eastern coast, halfway between in the north and in the south, and is a convenient base for exploring the island of Chiloe.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gamboa Airport and Museo de Arte Moderno Chiloé.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving , a city on in the of . The airport runs along the shoreline just south of Gamboa, and south approach and departures are over the water.

Museum
Photo: Shaktif, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located on one side of the Plaza de Armas of , , is the main Catholic church of capital. This 1912 building has a surface area of 1,404 m2, a width of 52 m and a height of 27 m. is situated 3½ km east of Castro.

Castro

Latitude
-42.4741° or 42° 28′ 27″ south
Longitude
-73.8041° or 73° 48′ 15″ west
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
4798G5GW+89
Geo­Names ID
8261426
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