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CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)

Gastronomy
The following are the most common and famous delicacies in CAR:
• Abuos – this is a delicacy with ant-eggs as the main ingredient and is also known as ant-egg caviar. This dish
is often served sautéed in garlic or prepared as adobo, though it can be eaten raw (Travelbook, 2011).
• Arabica – it is an organically-grown coffee made of beans from trees that are 50 to 100 years old with no
chemicals used during the harvest (Alcantara, 2008).
• Lechon – this is a whole spit-roasted pig prepared by stuffing it with herbs and vegetables. The pigs are
slowly roasted, usually by hand-turning over hot coals for hours, until its skin becomes crispy and turns
reddish brown, while the inside flesh becomes tender and flavorful (Travel Food and Drink, 2011).
• Etag – it is a salted pork that is kept underground in earthenware jars to age. It is not a dish in itself, as it is
most often used as an ingredient in other viands. It adds a very distinct flavor to meat or vegetable dishes
(Travelbook, 2011).
• Palileng – is a viand made of a river fish abundant in Abra. It is usually cooked with vinegar and salt
(Positively Filipino, 2015).
• Patupat – this is a rice delicacy that is wrapped in palm or banana leaves with a usual shape of a large cube
(Tagalog Lang, 2002).
• Pinikpikan – it is a native delicacy made of chicken that was beaten to death using "saleng", a stick from
the core of pine trees. The chicken’s carcass is cooked without letting the blood out from its body (Cebu
Sandayong, 2011).
• Sinuman – this is a triangular-shaped rice cake that is usually served as dessert.

Province Tourist Destinations Festivals

Abra Casa Real Kawayan Festival
This site is a facade of the first provincial It is a fiesta of the provincial government of Abra
Capital: capital of Abra, located at Bucay. wherein they celebrate the abundance of
Bangued Boliney Hot Spring bamboos in their region.
This site can only be reached by jeepneys Dapil Festival
after traveling 32 kilometers of dirt road. It is a festival of sugarcane, which is one (1) of
The place is ideal for swimmers who love Abra’s main agricultural products for the
taking a bath in hot and cold water. Aside manufacturing of a wine called “basi”, vinegar,
from its hot spring, the locality offers a molasses called “muscovado”, and candies.
vivid experience in mountain travel with a Arya Abra Festival
winding road cruise alongside and between It is a celebration of Abra’s individuality. It is a
mountain ranges. week-long celebration that showcases various
Tugot ni Angalo sectors/groups in the province. Each day is
It is a footprint or tugot, which is a offered to a particular group of persons as a way
perpetual monument of Angalo. People of honoring them for what they have done for
claim this as a real giant footprint around the province of Abra.
15 meters long, five (5) meters wide, and
10 feet deep found in San Quintin.
Apayao Apayao River Apayao Day
This river features a number of waterfalls This is an annual fiesta held every February
Capital: and other features as it runs through the 14th. It consists of cultural activities presenting
Kabugao center of Apayao. pageants and sports.
Lussok Crystal Cave Say-am-Talip-Tadoc Festival
It is a site with a three (3) room cave that It is a celebration featuring Apayao’s ethnic
holds various stalagmite formations. songs, dances, and rituals.
Bayugao Falls
This falls has 3-deck natural pools rising
about twelve (12) meters from each other.

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Benguet Itogon Hot Springs Strawberry Festival

This is a variety of adult and children This is celebrated every February and is another
Capital: swimming pools on the side of a mountain tourist attraction that includes a float parade
La with water coming from hot springs, also participated in by various barangays, non-
Trinidad known as 13000 Level Resort. government organizations, people’s
Mount Pulag organizations, and business establishments.
This is the highest mountain peak in Luzon Adivay Festival
towering at an altitude of 9,640 feet above During this festival, thirteen (13) municipalities
sea level and considered as the playground of Benguet gather together every
of the gods by local folks. It is also home to November/December for thanksgiving and
many species of highland flora and fauna, unity. Here, the municipalities showcase their
including the dwarf bamboo, which covers wealth in culture, natural resources, agriculture,
its bald peak. and trade.
Kennon Road
This is also known as Zig-zag Road. It is a
breathtaking and impressive stretch of
cemented and asphalted winding road that
reveals picturesque heights and lush
greenery. It is best appreciated when
viewed at the Kennon viewpoint pass the
famous Lion's head.
Ifugao Philippine War Memorial Shrine Imbayah Festival
This is a gigantic memorial shrine to It is a festival celebrated every three (3) years
Capital: commemorate the end of World War II. It is with a grand festivity highlighting the rich and
Lagawe a concrete pyramid type structure that colorful culture of Ifugao.
resembles an oversized Ifugao native house Tungoh and Hungduan Festival
located at Linda, Kiangan. It depicts This is a display of indigenous arts and crafts as
historical events from Filipino opposition to well as agricultural products hosted at the
the Death March, and the role of the Ifugao Municipal Grounds. Tungoh refers to the rest
and American troops in the defeat of period in the traditional agricultural cycle, which
General Yamashita. is usually after the planting season. The
Pula and Cambulo Native Village highlights of the festival include the annual climb
It is a rustic village in the first leg of the to Mount Napulawan, ethnic parade, ethnic
trekking route from Banaue viewpoint to games, agro-industrial exhibits, demonstration
Banga-an. This cobbled stone village offers of indigenous cultural practices, rituals, songs
a native house stay and the ancient craft of and dances, and sports competitions.
bark cloth weaving thrives here.
Banaue Rice Terraces
The rice terraces start from the base of the
mountain range and reaches up to several
thousand feet high made 2,000 years ago.
This was dubbed as the Eighth Wonder of
the World.
Kalinga Mabilong Weavers Village Ullalim Festival
It is the center of the ethnic weaving It is a tourism and industry promotional event for
Capital: industry in the province. It is along the road three (3) days (February 13-16) showcasing the
Tabuk and tourists can buy souvenirs directly from rich cultural heritage of the people of Kalinga
City the weavers. and their bountiful natural resources through
Buscalan Village sports, crafts, and indigenous food.
This site is within the mountains of the Unoy Festival
Cordilleras where the last ancient Kalinga This festival is held in thanksgiving to an
tattoo artist (mangbabatok) called Apo abundant harvest of the Unoy rice and other
Whang-od lives and tattoos tourists. agricultural products of the people of Tinglayan,
a municipality of Kalinga that aims to promote
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Palan-ah Falls and Hot Springs Unoy rice as Kalinga’s most sought-after
The name of this waterfalls is derived from agricultural product.
the native term pinalpallang-ah, which Matagoan Festival
means chair. The falls spray down from This celebrates the warm and peaceful
approximately 100 meters above forming a relationship between and among the different
pool where during a sunny day, one tribes that reside in Tabuk. It highlights the
practically swims at the end of the rainbow. indigenous practices, arts, and dances of the
different sub-tribes and is celebrated on the
16th of June every year.
Mountain Bontoc Village Museum Lang-ay Festival
Province It features a range of artifacts crafted by the It is a week-long agro-industrial trade, tourism,
Igorots to be used for traditional and cultural fair with tribal dances and songs in
Capital: celebrations and practices or for domestic full regalia. Lang-ay is a native term that
Bontoc purposes. showcases the living tradition of the people of
Hanging Coffins Mountain Province to celebrate festivities,
This site attests to the 2,000-year- share happiness, foster family solidarity,
old Igorot burial traditions. Pinewood hospitality, and nurture friendship - all with a
coffins are suspended with primitive wires toast of home brewed wine.
and ropes along limestone cliffs act as Begnas Festival
vessels to heaven. The departed assume a This is a gathering of the people of Mountain
fetal position, as it is believed that souls Province to have an ethnic offering of
should leave the earth the same way they thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest. Pigs or
entered it. chickens are butchered for the family or clan
Kiltepan Viewpoint members to partake of.
This is a spot famed for the amazing view of
sunrise in Sagada. It is also known as
Kiltepan Peak, being the highest point in the
area bounded by the villages of Kilong,
Tetep-an and Antadao. It gives visitors a
view of the Kiltepan Rice Terraces from
below having standing on a ravine at 1640
meters above sea level.

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