With idyllic hillsides and windswept terrains set against the backdrop of a dreamy view of Mt. Iraya and the sea, Batanes ...

A tour guide since 2008, she has brought visitors – most of whom were Europeans – to Batanes’ famous spots like the rolling hills of provincial capital Basco, the Racuh a Payaman or ...

Batanes became part of the Philippines in 1783 under Gov. General José Basco y Vargas ... its well-preserved stone dwellings. On a nearby hill stands the ancient Savidug idjang, believed to ...