The Paradise of the North, Philippines

Batanes, Philippines is the north most province in the Philippines. Found on the Cagayan Valley Region, part of Luzon. It is the smallest province when it comes to land area and population and is known as the "Paradise of the North" of the Philippines.

1. Ten Island
Batanes is composed of ten 10 volcanic islands. Six of them are uninhabited the North, Yami, Mavudis, Siayan, Di-nem and Dequey while Batan, Itbayat and Sabtang is inhabited. The last one, Ibahos is used for tending cattle.

2. Stone Houses
Ivatan people shows how resourceful and practical they are by using natural available resources in building traditional houses made out of stone, corals, lime, reed and cogon which is very helpful in surviving the typhoons and be like.

3. Dipnaysupuan Japanese Tunnel
The tunnel was built during World War II for military fortification. It has five doors and located at Batan island.

4. Low Crime Rate
Batanes is one of the safest place to visit. The are promoting honesty. In fact, they have a place called Honesty Café where customers can drink coffee and buy goods without an staff in it. Price is being posted, payments are put in the dropbox and list the items bought in a logbook. Bikes and motorcycles are parked without chains or locks. You can roam and enjo with no worries.

5. Stunning Beaches
Batanes has well-protected beaches where you can enjoy the colorful seashells on the shores without bumping with other tourist and even walk with an alive one. 😇

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