Articles Archive for February 2008
Islands, Mountains, Tourist Destinations »
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
