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The Keepers of Chilo\u00e9 live their resilience day by day, and the sea \u2013 which encloses them \u2013 flows through everything, from the mythology that holds their stories to the medicinal plants that grow on the island\u2019s forested hillsides. Theirs is a living mastery rooted in the demands of necessity. To live here, to survive here, is to live with the land and the water. This is the only way.<\/p>\n<p>To visit this place, and to spend time with its people \u2013 living with them, taking part in their lives, understanding who they are \u2013 is to appreciate how dependence can be a strength, and how we can find everything we need right beneath the soles of our feet. Chilo\u00e9 stands alone, but its people couldn\u2019t be closer \u2013 or more willing to welcome you in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the people of Chilo\u00e9, the sea is a lot more than a barrier that separates them from the Chilean mainland. 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