Jungle hunter Rainforest Gil is a jungle hunter in the high mountain regions of the Cordillera Mountain Province in the Philippines. He hunts when he is not tending his terraced rice fields and taking care of his family. To see some unspoiled tropical rainforest,  Gil is the man to see. He flows through the jungle like it's his backyard but even he ran into problems with the poison leaves of the luba plant. Read more...   Kalinga tattoos Kalinga Tattoos LegLeg was just a teen when she got these tattoos All of the Kalinga women from the older generation have these full sleeve traditional tats. Read more...   Dananau Dananau - Tulgao Walking around through the rice terraces to Dananau gives you an idea of how much work it must be to farm these steep hillsides. Read more...   Tinglayan Tinglayan Travelling from Bontoc to Tinglayan along the Chico River sure is beautiful. It can get spooky looking over the edge of the road because it's a long way down to the river. Read more...   Polangha Falls Polangha Falls Polangha Falls is a short walk from Tulgao. A pool of water alongside is fed by a hot spring. If you need some refreshment after a long hike this is the place to kick back and settle into that hot water. Read more...   Kalinga - Chico River Canyon But But You can take the jeepney from Bontoc past Malagcong up the Chico River canyon for a ways to a trail alongside the road. It leads up into Kalinga country to the settlement of But But. Read more...   Eating ant eggs Ant eggs Alifufutu is what fried ant eggs are called in Tinglayan. Big nests are hacked from trees and quickly stuffed into a big sack before the worker ants can carry away all the eggs. A big nest can yield 2 kilos of eggs. Read more...   Moms tattoos Traditional tattoos There are pictures of Francis' mom in some of the books documenting the history of the Kalinga people. Read more...   Bontoc Hotels Bontoc Hotels It is no problem finding a room in Bontoc and it looks like the Churya-A Hotel and Restaurant might be the new lonelyplanet prefered place to stay. Read more...   jungle plants Philippine rainforest There are some exotic plants found up in the rainforest in the Cordillera mountains in the Philippines. Way at the top beyond the rice terraces there is still some rainforest that is relatively pristine. Unusual plants that are not seen in the lowlands are an interest to me. Read more...

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