Kalinga tourist guide Bontoc – Philippines Francis Pa In is the freelance guide that operates in the mountains aroundĀ Tinglayan. He finds tourists in BontocĀ and guides them through the back country of the Cordileras Mountains. He has introduced me to headhunters (now deceased), native tattoo artists, and monkey hunters. Francis with Mum in 2010 […]
Kalinga tattoos Most of the Kalinga women from Leg leg’s generation have these full sleeve traditional tattoos. The younger people do not express any interest in keeping this tattoo tradition alive. Charcoal is made into a paste and then thorns from the calamansi trees were used as needles to decorate their bodies. Picture at left […]