Baguio City

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Baguio City

Another of beautiful places to visit Philippines is the Baguio City. Baguio City is a mountain resort located in the north of the Luzon Philippines. Have a cold climate wich makes very good resort for relax and refreshing . Cause this cold climate you can come on summer and enjoy a fresh air, a picnic or a mountain ride.

As a short history about this lovely place, Baguio City was a big forest with a lot of species of fiora and wild animals like deer, eagles, philippines pigs and the land belonged to indigenous people. In the 15th century the city was under Kingdom of Tondo . In 17-18th century period Baguio became under spanish colonization until years 1900 when the city was occupyed by americans until 1946 when Philippines became independend state.

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Places to visit in Baguio City :

1. Bridal Veil Falls -  is a gorgeous passage from Baguio City wich allows you to walk from a place to another above the river and you have wonderful landscape with waterfalls surrounding you it is just a great view.
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2. Bencab Museum - It is a museum from Baguio City who took the name after national artist Benedicto Reyes Cabrera an artist of contemporary art of Philippines. He was born in Manila on 10 april 1942. He is a painter and printmaker known international in whole Asia, Europe and United States of America.
As location the Museum is on km 6 Asin Road at 15 minutes distance from center of Baguio City. The Bencab Museum holds collections of Ben Cabrera in galleryies, as venues for art shows and exhibitions and exposing paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures of the great artist of Philippines.





3. Lion's Head - Is a 40 foot meters statue along Kennon Road a highway from Luzon wich leads to Baguio City. This statue represent the fierceness and strenght as a true lion as a head  shape of a lion a natural  form of a giant rock.
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4. Bell Church - Is a Taotist Temple in Baguio City Philippines with location between Baguio and La Trinidad, Benguet. The church was build by the chinesse immingrants and known as the "Chinese Buddhist Temple". Bell Church have a impressive arhitecture and design, is ornated with a lot of colors and painted dragons and images with Budda their god, but all was build with good feng shui, for chinese people a good fengshui represent  to be surrounded by positive energy from whole enviroment.

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bell church


5. Mt. Pulag National Park - this mountain represent the 3th as height in Philippines after Mount Apo and Mount Dulang-Dulang and the highest peak in Luzon at almost 3000 meters above the sea. It is a quite challenge to climb this mountain cause the beauty from the top is indescribable. People here can camping, take advantage of fresh air and also see the rich flora wich this mountain have.
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6. Burnham Park - is a urban park situated in downtown of Baguio Philippines . This park has take the name after his american architect wich also is the city planner of Baguio, Daniel Burnham . This park is one of the beautiful parks from whole Philippines. Burnham Park have 12 clusters: Atheltic Bowl, Igorot Garden, Burnham Lagoon, Children's Playground, Japanese Peace Tower, Melvin Jones Grand Stand, Orchidarium, Pine Trees of the World, Picnic Grove, Rose Garden, Skating Rink and Sunshine Park.
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7. Emilio F. Aguinald Museum - The museum took the name of the revolutionary, military and politician hero Emilio Aguinaldo wich was official recognized as the first president of Philippines.
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8. Baguyo City Market - is located in the center of the city and is the biggest and important market from Bagui. Here you can buy everything you want from fruits and vegetables to clothes and souvenirs.


9. Botanic Garden - Is one big piece of beauty own by the government with japanese art influention. Is just a oase full of culors cause the flora and the best place for relax and get fresh air.


10. Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral - Is a roman catholic cathedral with location in the center of the city with construction started in 1920 and finished in year 1936. You may see from the photo the roman arhitecture and the beauty of this building and richly decorated on inside and a high interior with a big gorgeus altar.
Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral Baguio

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