Philippine Travel Guide

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

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I have made a quick round up earlier of what I think is the top reasons why one should visit Paradise Philippines. Here’s what came in my list:

Pinoy Food:

• Sinigang - often incorporates stewed fish, pork, chicken, shrimp, or beef and is usually prepared with tamarind, tomato, leek, taro and onion. Other vegetables cooked in sinigang may include okra, spinach, radish, green pepper and string beans.
• Adobo - typically made from pork or chicken or a combination of both. It is slow-cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns, and often browned in the oven or pan-fried afterwards to get the desirable crisped edges.

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