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Date uploaded: Mar 27, 2006

"Ivatan" houses in Batanes (the northernmost province of the Philippines) are mostly made of thick stone walls. The province is visited with many typhoons and to protect them from the strong winds, the local people (also known as Ivatan) build these kind of houses with very thick walls.

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This 81-year old lady is Florestina Estrella who lives in this Ivatan house. She was very happy to hear us speak to her in Ilonggo (a Philippine dialect spoken in Western Visayas). The last time she spoke Ilonggo was when she was 7 years old. At that time she was with her parents in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Miss Estrella related this to us when we visited her in Batanes last February 16, 2008.

said creneni 2008.03.09 at 08:37:44 PDT
Very nice photo!

said keithandlaura 2007.07.29 at 16:52:49 PDT
Very interesting. The doors all have an arch type top.

said gojom 2007.07.27 at 14:29:23 PDT
Wonderful shot!

said jannetie 2007.07.27 at 06:55:17 PDT
Excellent shot,

said annedm1 2007.07.26 at 23:24:54 PDT
Wonderful entry! Cheers and good luck, Andrei

said andrei_sky 2007.07.26 at 22:40:47 PDT
Wonderful shot

said thewise000 2007.07.26 at 19:17:36 PDT
Wonderful photo! Good luck!

said huguette296100 2007.07.26 at 11:09:11 PDT
They certainly were using common sense. I cannot imagine how much work must go into putting each stone into just the right place to build the walls. All the shapes are different, so it must take a lot of time and patience. I guess the only thing that might blow off would be the roof. Good luck in the challenge.

said anonneymouse1 2007.07.26 at 06:44:25 PDT
Wonderful capture! Good luck. Monica

said dcrrld 2007.07.26 at 00:48:34 PDT