Ivatan Lifestyle (July 2007) |
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If some words have to define the lifestyle that you will find in Batanes, this could be peaceful, quiet, friendly, beautiful, amazing, lovely... and this and the people itself is what makes this place totally amazing.
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Fitness Class in Basco´s Main PlazaOrganized by the local government, every Friday at 5pm, a Fitness class is run in the main Plaza of the town. Everyone can join in, and so they do! Plenty of local people join the class filling all the area!
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FisherBoyYoung Boy trying to catch some fishes in a rough sea day in Basco´s Port.
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Proud of it!Here we are! In Batanes! A small boat proud if its procedence!
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Fishing in Diura ILocal fisherman fishing in Diura Village, located in the east side of Batan Island and mainly only inhabitated in dry season by Mahatao Village people who moves there during the good season to fish. During the rest of the year becomes a ghost village with just a few people on the weekends.
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Fishing in Diura IILocal fisherman fishing in Diura Village, located in the east side of Batan Island and mainly only inhabitated in dry season by Mahatao Village people who moves there during the good season to fish. During the rest of the year becomes a ghost village with just a few people on the weekends.
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Walking Back HomeIt could be a ghost... but is a local old woman walking back home at late evening in Basco Town
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Basco TownView of one of the main streets of Basco town, filled by small and most of the time quiet streets.
Far away, the imposing and beautiful Mount Iraya. This time, without any clouds, something really difficult to see.
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Cycling to Mount IrayaLocal woman cycling by one of the small roads that crosses the island with a stunning landscape around and the imposing Iraya Volcano in the north.
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