Bacolod City Off The Beaten Path

  Mt. Canlaon crater
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  • Mt. Canlaon crater
      Mt. Canlaon crater
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  • The Expedition Team reaching the Summit ;)
      The Expedition Team reaching the Summit...
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  • Margaha Valley (old crater and lake)
      Margaha Valley (old crater and lake)
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  • jump for joy after 8 hours of trekking @the saddle
      jump for joy after 8 hours of trekking...
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  • hmmmm walking in the clouds...
      hmmmm walking in the clouds...
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Climb Mt. Canlaon!

by buenababe

If you are in for a new adventure, go climb Mt. Canlaon. Mt. Canlaon is the most active volcano in Central Philippines. It has a peak elevation of 2,435 m (7,989 ft) with a base diameter of 30 km (19 mi) and is dotted with pyroclastic cones and craters.Bacolod serves as the gateway to Mt. Canlaon if you're flying from other provinces.There are a few trails to choose from when climbing Mt. Canlaon. For beginners, the advisable one is the Guintubdan entry-exit trail which takes around 6-8hours of trekking going to the saddle, another 30 minutes going up to the Summit and almost 7hours of trekking down to Guintubdan.The climb is tough and exhausting. It requires someone to be really physically fit. A permit needs to be secured first and a waiver to be signed.

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Pass by where I work!

by buenababe

I work in a local drug/food manufacturing company as a pharmacist/regulatory officer. We are the only Drug Manufacturing company in the province or perhaps the Region... so if you happen to be in Bacolod, pass by the office and i'll be happy to greet you with a smile. =)

Manny Pacquiao Immortalized

by bike_packer

On our way to Bacolod City coming from Dumaguete City, we incidentally noticed the Manny Pacquiao sculpture displayed by the national road in Himamaylan City - 1 1/2 hour drive before Bacolod City. Done by local sculptor Hermie Aurelio, the lifesize statue painted in gold depicts the boxer superstar in his fighting form.It was displayed in front of the sculptor's shop to be easily noticed by motorists passing by and carried a hefty tag price of P200,000.00 which there were no takers for about a year on display. The good thing is - Hermie would let anybody to take pictures for FREE. The last info about the sculpture was that it was eventually given to Manny Pacquiao for free on July 2006 and its final destination is GenSantos City, the hometown of Pacquiao.

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Getting there: The Church of the Cartwheels

by matt10gonzalez

Getting to the Church of the Cartwheels can be hard. IF YOU HAVE CAR: If you have a car, it's in Manapla, around one and a half hours away. In Manapla, there's a really tiny sign along the highway pointing left to a farm road, saying "Church of the Cartwheels". Make a left and follow that sign, then just drive all the way straight until you reach an intersection and a private resident house. Make a left in that intersection and just go straight and wala! You've found the Gaston Ancestral House! The shoe house is hidden inside it. Keep going straight and wala again! You've found the Church of the Carthwheels!If you feel lost, don't be scared and just ask directions from the locals around here. You'll be surprised to find out a lot know this place here! Oh, and if you entered the town of Manapla, it's wrong. You don't enter the town of Manapla to go here. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR:If you...

Gaston Ancestral House- Manapla

by matt10gonzalez

And finally, there's the house. This pretty, mestizo (It has a lot of European influence) house sits proudly like an oasis in the middle of the sugar cane fields of Manapla. Here, you can really see the glorious past of Bacolod when the sugar industry was really booming and making a hit worldwide! Take note that the Church of the Cartwheels, the Shoe House are all part of the Gaston Ancestral House in Manapla, 1 and a half hours away from Bacolod.

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Shoe House

by matt10gonzalez

There's still one more exciting thing to see in this Ancestral house and that's the shoe house. that's right! A house that's literally a shoe! It was probably a playground or a siesta place. Though it's falling apart already, it's a still a good place for the mom or the dad to take refuge and hide in peace if your kids are driving you bananas!

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Manapla's Sights: Unique and it's in Negros!

by matt10gonzalez

What visitors usually miss when visiting Bacolod? Manapla's Sights! They're unique and it's in Negros! Church of the Cartwheels- ManaplaWhat's this? A church literally made out of cartwheels? Wow! Who could have thought of that? The person who made this must have really love kalesas! (Horse carriages) To make things even more exciting, it's hidden in a beautiful farm and that just makes things mofe off-beaten and adventurous. (You'll have to go inside the sugar canes!) Isn't that exciting?

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u missed it man

by ahnntootz

~ Bacolod City has 2 major festivities and its being celebrated the whole month of april for panaad festival and 2 weeks celebration for Maskara festival every month of October. ~ Mother of all Festivals" The biggest festival of them all in Negros Occidental, the PANAAD FESTIVAL, started in 1993 as a thanksgiving celebration and a fulfillment of a promise and vow to the Divine Providence in exchange of good life. It features 32 festivals that brings together 13 cities and 19 towns of Negros Occidental. In theme booths that showcase their history, culture, trade, agriculture, tourism and other industries. The annual PANAAD sa NEGROS FESTIVAL held at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

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The Rare and the Beautiful

by tidzy

I've always loved to travel and explore with my dad around Negros, especially the areas near Bacolod. I've found this beauty with her baby--an albino carabao! :D My recommendation, explore the place! Just don't get lost! haha and if you DO get lost, there would always be locals to ask for directions, we're always willing to help lost visitors :)

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Visit the Churches

by tidzy

Most tourists come to Bacolod to get a taste of the night life or to take a look at the wide fields of sugarcane but what most tourists miss are the beautiful churches of the city. We have a number of them, in fact but you have to get a local to show you since most of these churches are hidden in little barangays.

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Q:  Hello, I`ll arrive to Bacolod in February 2012 for 6 days ( 4 whole days). I`ll arrive to Bacolod airport about 1 p.m. I`m... 

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