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Sagada Horizon
There are few places in the
Philippines, even in its countryside, which remain as idyllic and serene
as Sagada, Mt. Province, a popular tourist and backpackers’ haven 275 kms.
north of Manila. Sagada used to be a quiet, rustic town, with its
households using only lamps for lighting. The town retains much of its
ambiance, as captured by this photo of its horizon. The idyllic serenity
of Sagada, where there seems to be as many pine trees as there are houses,
is what mainly draws tourists, as well as artists, to it. For a time
Sagada was home to artists and independent filmmakers; it is where
American historian William Henry
Scott is also buried. But the inflow of tourists is
starting to pave the way for urbanization of this town.
Photo by Oliver Garcia
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Bulatlat
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