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[16 Feb 2008 | 3 Comments | ]

Batanes
Land area: 230 square kilometers, Population: 18,000
Major industry: Garlic and cattle
Language: Ivatan (an Austronesian language, with pidgin Spanish and Chinese accent)

Interesting Destinations In Batanes:

  • House of Dakay (1887) a UNESCO heritage building
  • Lighthouses of Batanes
  • St. Dominic de Guzman Parish Cathedral
  • Payaman – a pasture overlooking farm fields & the Pacific Ocean
  • Beaches – Chadpidan Beach, White Beach
  • Songsong Ruins
  • Nakaboang Beach, Ark & Cave
  • Sumhao Wind Power Plant
  • Burial Caves – Pre-historic burial caves in the town of Itbayat
  • Mahatao View Deck