The Church of Rilán was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971 and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000. The history of the church dates back to 1658, when Rilán was a settlement for indigenous communities. The current church was built early in the 19th century from coigue and cypress wood and is lined with alerce, cypress and mañio.The present construction dates back from 1908.