The traditional churches of Chiloé are characterized by the best use of environment resources, particularly the local wood, the interrelation with the landscape and for the making true of a mix cosmovision of aboriginals and Spaniards.     The churches belong to a typology of common and essential features, expressed in shapes, sizes and proportions with multiple variations.     These temples stand near the coast, most of them are protected by the northern mountains and have a southern front doors, so that they were protected by the northern mountains and have southern front doors, so that they were sheltered from the rain. Churches are often looking to an esplanade that turns into a squere or just a simple space hedged by trees. Its size is not only related to the church dimensions, but also to the importance of the religious festivities held in the surroundings.     The temples consist of a big hermetic horizontal volume, the roof is of angled shape and is normally set on stoned foundations to avoid humidity. The have a facade tower, that is the characteristic element of these type of constructions, which culminated as the typical pattern of Chiloé churches, in XIX century.     This facade tower is very simetric and it is formed by an arched entrance gate at the front.     The tower hold the cross and the belfry, which serve as reference for fishers and sailors. Inside the temple stands a basilican plant and three naves from which only the one located at the center reaches the background wall, while the two at both sides go up to a thin wall where the sacristy takes place and the room where liturgic objects are found. The naves are separated by wooden columns, which are mostly set in stones. The ceiling of Achao church is formed by segments distributed in five longitudinal grooves.     Presently there are over 60 churches in Chiloé that correspond to this typology, and are know as School of Religious Wooden Architecture of Chiloé. Sixteen of these churches - the same most representative ones-are also considered National Monument, in Chile and World Heritage by UNESCO. Source and Photos: Servicio Nacional de Turismo - Gobierno de Chile