The inhabitants of the Chiloe archipelago, or Chilotes as they're known, are a "mestizo" blend of the indigenous Huilliche and European populations. The early settling of this region and relative isolation from the rest of Chile has resulted in a unique culture centered around aquaculture and seafaring. Some other unique aspects of their culture are the extensive Chilote mythology and traditional wood architecture featuring colonial churches built from timber joinery and stilt houses (palafitos). Famous tourist attractions include the seasonal magellanic penguins in the northwest part of the island, the "ruta de las iglesias", and the palafitos of Castro. I had lots of fun doing the "ruta de las iglesias" (church route). You can purchase a passport at any of the churches and at every church you visit they'll stamp it for you. I was only able to get 4 of the 16, since lots of them were either closed or you had to take a ferry to another island. The churches were really impressive and well-maintained considering many were almost 300 years old and made purely of wood. The locals were very hospitable and proud. It was all around a peaceful retreat and half of the island is an uninhabited national park. They also had really nice/maintained roads and was more affordable than the rest of Chile.
Does appalachia count as obscure?
>>2890464No. Everyone knows what Appalachia is and it's full of McDonalds and Walmarts
Does india count as obscure?
>>2890462definitely not telling you
I went to Japan once. Tokyo. Shibuya.
>>2890462I was looking at this a few years ago, but was concerned about the reliability of island connections
King Island Australia. It was a community established from a shipwreck in the late 1800s and I think that’s where the “Tasmanians have two heads” inbred thing came from.The people are lovably sheltered. They have a huge kelp industry, beef and cheese from there is almost second to none.There is one cop on the island and next to nothing to do in the evenings so drunk driving is absolutely rife.You can drive around the island in a day. They had a bauxite mine but it was shut down when I was there, I think there were plans to revive it last time I checked.
I went to Transnistria. This was obviously before Pootin's chimpout. It was a weird place, like a soviet military base pretending it's a country. They had a good restaurant that was like a TGIF. And tanks and war monuments all over the place.
>>2894285They have reliable ferries and they aren't expensive. You will need several days if you want to see all of the churches however. You will of course need a car to get around.
