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Batanes / Batan Island / Itbud

The further away one gets from the capital, the more relaxed and traditional the lifestyle. Itbud is the last stop on the jeepney route, though the road continues to Imnajbu. Almost all the homes are in the traditional style, built of large rocks and limestone to withstand the typhoons. Here one can see how the cogon roof is layered, up to one meter thick, and, like some farm plots, covered with rope net for added protection against the wind. Doors and windows are usually small and narrow, barred with a heavy length of timber.

A short distance before Imnajbu, the buildings of the abandoned US radio installation still stand. Nearby is the turnoff for the interior road leading back to Mahatao. But because this route zigzags through the hills rather than over them, it is not much shorter than the coastal road but less scenic. Seas off this part of the island are particularly rough.

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