Why Batanes is called the New Zealand Of the Philippines

 Ivatan women wearing its traditional hat

 

 Seal of the town

                                                                  Honesty shop

                                                                         Ivatan women

                Traditional stone made house

                                                                  Majestic View

       Mountain View of Batanes

Batanes Islands

Old stone Ivatan houseThe Batanes island group is the smallest province in the Philippines in terms of population and land area. The capital of Batanes, Basco is 280 kilometers north of Apari, Cagayan (the tip of main island of Luzon) while it is only 190 kilometers south of Taiwan. Batanes lies in the vast waters of the Pacific ocean where the Pacific meets China sea. An area that for generations is almost isolated from the rest of the Philippines. Batanes consist of 10 tiny islands and islets namely: Batan, Sabtang, Itbayat, Mavudis, Siayan, Diogo, North Island and Y'ami. Only the first three islands are inhabited.=) 


Truly Batanes is the New Zealand of the Philippines.