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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Mountaineering is one of my favorite sports and I’ve been climbing around 2-3 times a month during my high school and college years. I’ve been into a lot of mountains already but there is one that I truly love, and it’s Mt. Maculot! Why? I first met my wife here.

Mount Maculot is located in Cuenca, a small town Batangas. If you’re somewhere in Manila, you can take a bus in Buendia along Taft Avenue but if you have your own car, forget the bus thingy that I’ve mentioned.

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