When to go?
by Travel2write
The best time to visit is November-March, when the temperatures are cool and pleasant (it’s 15 F/7 C degrees cooler in the mountain areas). April and May are very hot and humid—it’s just prior to the rainy season. Avoid the rainy season, June-September, as roads are often damaged by flooding.
Canao
by joiwatani
Canao is still performed in Baguio City. Most of the local residents still perform Canao especially those who are more affluent.
They do Canao on weddings. And even on funerals. Canao is an event where the host or hostess slaughter cows and pigs to offer to their Gods. There is also dancing involved and drinking of wine.
The horns of the cows are taken out later and they save them and put them on top of the hostess' ceilings to show many cows being slaughtered. The more horns in the ceilings mean that they have more Canaos done. It also shows the economic status of the owner of the house.
The beef and the pork are actually boiled and cut into small pieces and distributed to the attendees. They eat this by dipping it in soy sauce with lots of red chillies. They eat this with boiled rice.
Most of the Canao are still done in the outskirts of Baguio especially in Tuba and in Sablan.
Tam-Awan Village
by Beye
Just came back from Baguio. Portraits can still be drawn by the local artists but they now have a minimal fee of 100 pesos for 1 person and 300 for 2 people/couple.
Not sure if this is how it was before but all the huts have locks. The guard said that they used to be open for people to see, however, some people vandalize the place so the huts now have locks. But they are still renting out the place to those who wish to stay overnight.
Baguio Cathedral
by Travel2write
Rising above the city skyline are the pinkish hues of the Baguio Cathedral. The cathedral is but one of a number of religious landmarks which dot the city. There is the Bell Temple, north of the city; the Maryhurst Seminary with its brilliant gardens; and Lourdes Grotto with its 252 steps to heaven.
A must stop is Bario Fiesta
by lfurlage about Bario Fiesta
Bario Fiesta has great traditional Filipino food and the wooden carvings are fantastic and some are very big. Crispy pata is a traditional pork dish, that is out of this world. You have got to try this place when in Baguio.