@My2018 Entry,My hometown ,CARCAR CITY CEBU!

in my2018 •  7 years ago  (edited)

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For those who loved to travel,I suggest you to add this destination on your bucketlist, Carcar City Cebu Philippines.

Known as the "Heritage of the South,Cebu Philippines",Carcar is a home of various American and Spanish home and structures since it has a lot of century old houses. Carcar is the 5th class city in Cebu.
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***Welcome to the Heritage City of Cebu, Carcar City! ***#
How to get here?

From Cebu South Bus terminal,just ride a bus that has a destination to this Place or an alternative option ride a bus for Oslob,Barili, Argao,Dalaguete all of this will pass by Carcar. Carcar City is 40 km along to South Bus Terminal with an estimated travel time of 1 hour.

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What Carcar has to offer you?

One of the popular thing that you must experience and visit Carcar are the following:

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Old century City Hall # this was the old Municipal Hall of Carcar built how many ago,still it can be used because it was being preserved very well.

Shoe Industry- Marikina City of the South

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Known also as The Marikina City of the South,Carcar offers everyone a various variety of Shoe exposures like leather shoes,sandals,slippers and they have all type of design for males and females offer for you.

Hometown Delicacy

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Bocarilyo- this is made from coconut, it has color due to the additional food coloring ingredient to make this more tasty and attractive. This is only 15.00 ,very cheap.

*** Carcar Famous Special Chicharon***

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This came from the fat of pig fried throughly drain with lots of oil to make it more crispy and deliciously. You can buy this with 20.00 only per pack.

Ampaw

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Made from fried rice ,dried patiently and formed through square shape. This is very cheap you can buy this for only 20.00

***Special Lechon****
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With only 250.00 per kilo and 5000.00 maximum for whole lechon. This is one of the most delicious lechon in whole Cebu and is greatly popular whenever you reach Cebu. This must be taste!

Kabkaban Festival

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Carcar also is a home musicality. Known as the competitor and pioneering of cultural dances,Carcar in the other hand won many awards in Cultural Dancing. Champion for sinulog 2018, Grand champion for Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2011,1st Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2012 and a consecutive holder for Sinulog festival Queens

Gorgeous Festival Queen

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St. Catherine Alexandria Church- oldest structure in this locality. Carcaranons show thier devotion and faith to Almighty God. This is a Century Old Church.

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***Heritage Houses****- used by ancient ,American,Spanish citizen long time ago yet being preserved by the Government and its people here.

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Rotonda as the Gateway of the South
This was called as the gatewaybof the South because it serves as the main gate to the south if everyone goes into the south,the cross sectional direction makes it very unique. You cannot go to other South places with out passing by Carcar City that's story behind this.

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Thank you for reading this travel guide! I hope one day you'll visit this historical place and have a great moment here! Have a nice day.

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