Ahau Arch, Sabtang, Batanes

 The Ahau Arch, found at Nakbuang Beach, Sabtang Island, Batanes is said to be the one of the most photographed tourist spot here in Batanes. Ahau Arch is made of limestone which shows the origin of Batanes Island, Limestone are used by native ivatans in building their houses.

I was amazed in the first time I see the Ahau Arch in close view, because I'm just seeing it from the internet.

At first kasi, it was just a ordinary rock forming an arc shape with a hole in the middle. But as you can see, it is a natural rock formation which takes place a long long time ago☺.

But still, im happy that i've reached that place...walang ganyan sa states kasi!♥

An old Ivatan woman wearing a Vakul

Ivatan woman wearing a "vakul", an ivatan headdress used to protect them from rain and sunlight when going to their farm. 

I can say that Ivatan women are very industrious, sometimes i can see them going to their farm walking, sometimes riding on a side car while carrying a basket in their head which is called "Alat nu Baka" where they put all their farm tools and sometimes their harvest.

Old Ivatan women are very different to others, different in the sense that even they are very old, still they can manage to visit their farm from early in the morning until dusk, sometimes they bring their food with them and ate it in lunch time.

Dito ko lang sa Batanes nakita na kahit matanda na ang isang tao, naipapakita padin nila na kaya nilang mag trabaho, at mabuhay sa sariling sikap at tyaga.

Kaya sa'ting mga kabataan, kung kaya nilang magtrabahao sa edad nila, sana kayanin din nating mag magsikap upang mag karoon tayo ng pakinabang sa sarili nating bayan.!

Facts About Batanes

Batanes Islands, is an island province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan. It is the northernmost part of thePhilippines and is also the smallest province, both in terms of population and land area.





The island group is located about 162 km north of Luzon and about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan, separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province, Luzon, by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.


The provincial capital is Basco on Batan Island and the only other inhabited islands are Itbayat and Sabtang. The northernmost island of the province, making it the northernmost island in the Philippines, is Mavudis (Y'ami) Island. Other islands in the chain are Misanga, Siayan, Ivuhos, and Dequey.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batanes