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Vestigial Vigan
Vestigial Vigan
In the early evening of Palm Sunday, the procession snaked past the Quema House from where, by the capiz, windows, I watched it. The last days of Christ depicted in life-size statues rolled by on the caros that started from the St. Paul cathedral in the ancient city of Vigan.
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Published at 2018-05-17 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, History
Tags: Vigan
A Visitor's Guide to Vigan Eats
A Visitor's Guide to Vigan Eats
Sinanglao is beef or carabao innards boiled in beef soup stock. The seller would then slice the innards and coagulated blood in your bowl and pour the boiling stock flavored with vinegar and kamias on it. You then add leaks and onion rings, according to your taste.
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Published at 2018-04-17 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Food and Dining
Tags: Vigan, guide
Vigan: the Home of Ancient Cultural History in the Philippines
Vigan: the Home of Ancient Cultural History in the Philippines
Historical wonders and tourist spots in the Philippines are too numerous to mention. Perhaps, this is due to the fact that this country is richly blessed with natural resources, which makes the Filipino way of life much more fun. Aside from this remarkable sociological trait of the Philippines, she is well-endowed with provinces which are not only enigmatically beautiful and splendid; but also culturally enriched. On the northern side of the Philippines, the province of Vigan is something...
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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, History, Travel
Tags: History, Vigan, ancient, culture
Five Fun Things to Do at Calle Crisologo
Five Fun Things to Do at Calle Crisologo
You haven’t officially been to Vigan if you did not walk along Calle Crisologo, the centerpiece of the Vigan Heritage Site in Ilocos Sur. Well-preserved ancestral homes line up the four blocks of a cobblestoned street. This particular avenue is a stark comparison against the now-commercialized Vigan town proper. It can transport you back in time even without the need of a time machine.
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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, History, Travel
Tags: Vigan
Vigan: Echoes of A Colonial Past
Vigan: Echoes of A Colonial Past
Walking along the cobblestones of Calle Crisologo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur takes one back to life during the Spanish colonial era. There, more than one hundred houses built during the 18th and 19th centuries have remarkably retained their original architecture: a blend of colonial European style, Filipino design elements and indigenous materials.
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, History
Tags: Vigan, colonial
Skydiving in Vigan: I Did It & Here's How You Can Do It Too
Skydiving in Vigan: I Did It & Here's How You Can Do It Too
I have been in the Philippines for almost one and a half months as an expat and like most of the other expats here, I work, eat, sleep in Metro Manila – one of the busiest cities in the world. Like anyone else who lives and works in Metro Manila, all I want for the weekend is a place that allows me to escape the hassle traffic and polluted air in the mega city. Besides that, I have a craving for new things.
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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Leisure, Lifestyle
Tags: Vigan, adventure
Vigan
Vigan
Vigan is in Northern Luzon and the Spanish colonial influence in its local architecture and old-world charm make it a unique city in the Philippines.
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Published at 2017-03-19 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Vigan, architecture, colonial