Baguio Place: 2013

Kenon Road

Kenon Road is a scenic highway that connects the mountain city of Baguio to the lowland town of Rosario in La Union province. It is the shortest route to Baguio from Manila and other provinces in central and southern Luzon.

The road is famous for its steep and winding climb, which offers a picturesque view of the mountains, lush vegetation, and pine trees. The road also follows the course of the Bued River, which flows along a rocky canyon.

Hanging Coffins in Sagada

Hanging coffins are one of the funerary practices among the Kankanaey people of Sagada, Mountain Province, in the island Luzon of the Philippines. They have not been studied by archaeologists, so the exact age of the coffins is unknown, though they are believed to be centuries old.

The reason for hanging the coffins is based on the belief that the higher the dead were placed, the greater chance of their spirits reaching a higher nature in the afterlife. This is also implied by Marco Polo's brief observation of the Bo rituals, saying that "when deceased [they] had their bodies put in a box and taken to the mountains to be put in caves, or hung out where others can not reach."

Mount Pulag

Mount Pulag

Social climbing. More fun in the Philippines.

Panagbenga Flower Festival

The Panagbenga Flower Festival is a month-long celebration of the culture and heritage of Baguio City and the Cordilleras, a mountainous region in the northern Philippines.

The festival's name comes from a Kankanaey word that means "season of blooming" or "a time for flowering". It showcases the abundance and diversity of flowers that grow in the city and its surrounding areas.