◇Hidden gem

Chavayan Heritage Village

One of Sabtang Island's best-preserved Ivatan settlements, where century-old houses built from volcanic stone and thatched cogon grass stand in tight ordered rows. The thick walls were engineered to survive ferocious typhoons that batter Batanes every season. Women still weave vakul headdresses outside doorways, and the village looks unchanged for generations.

📸 EMMAN A. FORONDA, Jsinglador, Johnkevinreglos (all CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons · EMMAN A. FORONDA (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jsinglador (CC BY-SA 4.0), Arian Zwegers (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Johnkevinreglos, Jeremy.alinea, Jsinglador (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons

Jaime Mendoza

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