Restoration in Chiloé (Chile): The Church of Castro ; Restauración en Chiloé (Chile): La Iglesia de Castro

The churches of Chiloé maintain the heritage of the Jesuits. Not only do these churches keep their religious function; they also preserve a series of social structures and specific purposes within society. They are the living heritage of a very particular culture which is characterized by some aspects that remain and others that change. These intangible values are used as a base for concrete measures in the restoration process carried out in these churches. Following this road, a culture of conservation is sought, with the involvement and efforts of many persons and institutions. The conservation and restoration of existing buildings goes beyond being a technical and architectonical issue. Although working with physical objects offers useful solutions, it is more important that these solutions be in harmony with the values that represent the cultural goods, often tangible and intangible expressions inherited from a wide range of times, as there can be: visions of the world, spiritual interests, esthetic rules, building techniques, etc. This is what is being tried to rescue: the accumulated knowledge, skills and habits of a society. In short, the question is seeking the dialogue between new and old, between tradition and modernity, between local and global, between the cultured and the popular, between the tangible and intangible; seeking the past, the present and the future of a society and its beliefs. ; Las misiones de Chiloé mantienen vigente el legado de los jesuitas; se caracterizan por conservar el uso religioso que las originó, como también una serie de estructuras sociales en las comunidades. De esta manera, nos enfrentamos a un patrimonio vivo y a una cultura muy particular. Las intervenciones realizadas en estas iglesias se fundamentan en valores intangibles, pero se materializan en hechos concretos. El trabajo realizado sobre las iglesias de Chiloé intenta seguir el camino hacia la búsqueda de una cultura de la conservación, con la participación y esfuerzos de muchas personas e instituciones que han ...