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| Pacita Fundacion Standing Proudly on a Hill |
My first afternoon at Batanes was spent riding a motorcycle up the hills of Tukon in Basco. This part of town offers Mount Carmel Chapel, Pacita Fundacion Nature Lodge, PAG-ASA Radar and Japanese hide-out among other. Reaching the top of Tukon will let you enjoy 360 degrees view of Basco, the west China Sea and the east Pacific ocean.
Easily, the best structures in the area are the Mount Carmel Chapel (featured in my previous post with a poem
here) and the Pacita Fundacion Nature Lodge which nestled atop rolling hills. Pacita Fundacion was once the home studio of internationally-acclaimed artist Pacita Abad. Now, it is offered as a high-end accommodation in Batanes. The price range in this lodge was intentionally set high so as not to compete with other more affordable place in Batanes. Further, proceeds from this place fund the education of young Ivatan artists as well as heritage conservation projects in Batanes.
Here are some more photos of Pacita Fundacion and other places in Tukon:
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| Tukon |
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| Seat with a View |
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| A Shed on Top of the Island |
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| Relax... Relaxer... Relaxest |
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| Rolling Hills |
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| Flowers by the Roadside |
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| Island Greetings |
i wish to stay in fundacion pacita soon...sana my magsponsor. hahaha!
ReplyDeletehi panyero, hanap tayo ng case doon hehe, pero nung magtanong ako halos zero crime doon eh, karamihan ng case puro Taiwanese poachers.
DeleteSuch a gorgeous place!! I would love to spend some time there, Oman, but your photos are the next best thing to being there! Superb!! Hope your week is going well!!
ReplyDeletehi Sylvia, definitely one of the best places I have been and I feel blessed to share these photos and experiences to all of you.
DeleteGrrr. Napakaganda naman ng Batanes, mararating fo din yan.
ReplyDeletehi kiko, madali na sya marating ngayon kasi may daily flights na courtesy of pal express.
DeleteAlong with Palawan & Vigan, this is one of my dream destination in PI.
ReplyDeletehi photo cache, if you will ask me to rank them, I will personally say batanes first, Palawan a close second and vigan a very far third :)
DeleteWhat a nice place! I wish I can visit this place!
ReplyDeletehey foongpc, long time no visit :) batanes is one great place to visit :)
DeleteThe first photo is just so magical. Looks like a faerie lives there.
ReplyDeletehi zen, a faerie lives there and still guards the place. just ask the "abads" :)
DeleteI want to go there. Now na.
ReplyDeletetara na haha
Deletesalamat renanta mina, nakaganda sa tingin ko yung panahon kasi makulimlim at parang uulan.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are so inviting. When I was there in the Philippines, flights to Batanes are so expensive and rare. So glad that they have daily flights now so I will consider fitting it to my schedule when I go back there this last quarter of the year.
ReplyDeleteIf Batanes is a food I'd be one of its drooling fan. Batanes, Batanes, Why do I love thee?
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