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  2. Vigan - Wikipedia

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    The area of Vigan was originally a settlement of traders coming from the Fujian Province, China.At the time of Spanish colonisation, the Chinese settlers, whose language was Southern Min (Min Nan, often referred to as "Hokkien" by most Filipinos), referred to the area as Bee Gan (Chinese: 美岸; pinyin: měi'àn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-gān), which means "Beautiful Shore."

  3. List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Ilocos ...

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    Florentino Ancestral House (Cafe Leona), Calle Crisologo, Vigan City Filipino April 19, 1959 Leon C. Pichay: Writer and poet from Vigan and associate writer of the Ilocano Times. Burgos St., Vigan City: Filipino July 5, 1983 Mansion Syquia Syquia heritage house, constructed in 1830. Declared as a heritage house. Syquia Ancestral House, Vigan City

  4. Plaza Salcedo - Wikipedia

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    Plaza Salcedo is a public park in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. The park is the longer arm of an L-shaped open space [ 1 ] where a popular fountain display is located. [ 2 ] Named after the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo , Plaza Salcedo is the city’s town center and is known for being the execution site of Filipina revolutionary ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Historic City of Vigan: Ilocos Sur, Ilocandia: 502rev; ii, iv (cultural) 1999 Vigan is a city built during the Spanish colonial period in the 16th century. Situated at the delta of the Abra River, it used to be a trading post. The 17.25-hectare site displays its architecture, a fusion of Filipino, Chinese, European, and Mexican architecture.

  6. Baluarte Zoo - Wikipedia

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    The Baluarte Zoo was established by local politician and businessman, Chavit Singson.Initially it was only a rest house for Singson. The site was already known as Baluarte prior to Singson's arrival, which came from the Spanish term for "stronghold" or "fortress".

  7. File:Calle Crisologo, Vigan, Philippines (50025182191).jpg

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    The City of Vigan is a Unesco World Heritage Site in that it is one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines where its structures remained intact, and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Oriental building designs and construction, with colonial European architecture.

  8. Vigan Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    A week after the earthquake, the Vigan City LGU began implementing a color coding scheme that will assess the structural integrity and safety of the city's buildings; due to extensive damage, [11] both the Cathedral and the adjacent Vigan City Bell Tower were placed under the highest level of "Code Red": the affected structures were closed and ...

  9. List of tourist attractions in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    City/Municipality Province Region Notes Anilao Dive Spots: Mabini: Batangas: Calabarzon: Apo Island [83] Dauin: Negros Oriental: Central Visayas: Cited as one of the best diving spots in the world. [84] Apo Reef [85] Sablayan: Occidental Mindoro: Mimaropa: World's 2nd largest contiguous coral reef system and the largest in the country. [86 ...