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Kanyuyan Beach & Port

Kanyuyan Beach & Port

by Kheem Caparas on June 20, 2012
Kanyuyan Beach and Port or Port of Basco is located at Baluarte Bay in Basco. It is the port of call of the cargo ships bringing goods from other parts of the country, especially Manila.
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Mount Iraya

Mount Iraya

by Kheem Caparas on June 20, 2012
Mount Iraya is an active volcano located in Batan Island, one of the inhabited islands in Batanes, just a few kilometers from Basco.
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Rizal Shrine: House of Our Beloved National Hero

Rizal Shrine: House of Our Beloved National Hero

by Jhaypee Guia on June 20, 2012
This two-storey structure with a red-tiled roof typical of elite residences during the 19th century is maintained as a National Shrine by the national government.
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Chawa Cave

Chawa Cave

by Kheem Caparas on June 20, 2012
Chawa Cave is for people looking for adventure and mystery. The cave is believed by Ivatans to be an enchanted cave.
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Laguna de Bay: A Multi-purpose Bay

Laguna de Bay: A Multi-purpose Bay

by Jhaypee Guia on June 20, 2012
Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and the third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia (in terms of surface area) after Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Santo Domingo de Basco Church

Santo Domingo de Basco Church

by Kheem Caparas on June 20, 2012
Santo Domingo de Basco Church was built in 1812 under the supervision of the Dominican friars. It is one of the first limestone buildings to be built under the Spanish regime.
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Homma-Yamashita Shrine

Homma-Yamashita Shrine

by Jhaypee Guia on June 20, 2012
Four years of war and the Japanese occupation destroyed many buildings, roads, and bridges in and around Los Baños.
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Paskuhan sa Imus: A Unique Christmas Celebration of  the Imuseños

Paskuhan sa Imus: A Unique Christmas Celebration of the Imuseños

by Jhaypee Guia on June 20, 2012
Paskuhan sa Imus is a month-long festival that celebrates our unique Philippine Christmas holiday. Imus is bathed in thousands of lights, a dazzling array of lanterns of all shapes and outdoor décor that evoke the warm memories of one’s childhood.
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Malicbilic Falls

Malicbilic Falls

by Jhaypee Guia on June 20, 2012
A valley borders the Malicbilic Falls, where boulders cut across the middle of the gushing water that cascades from the falls.
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Sinait and the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene

Sinait and the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene

by Jane Dacumos on June 20, 2012
Sinait is a rustic town in the province of Ilocos Sur and is known as the Garlic Capital of the North because of its robust trade and cultivation of the spice. The town is also home to the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene, held in high regard and devotion by Ilocanos.
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