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Perched on the mountains of Cordillera in the island of Luzon, Baguio City (pronounced as 'bag-yow') has become a haven for locals looking for refuge from the hot and humid tropical weather of the Philippines. Dubbed as the Summer Capital of the Philippines and the City of Pines, this city is famous for producing different ornamental flowers and strawberries.
Established by the Americans in the 1900, from once a tribal site for the Ibalois and the Igorots, it has become a bustling garden city, a campus site for the Philippine Army, and the one of the most famous destinations in the country.
Baguio's most famous festival, known as the Panagbenga Festival, happens on the 3rd week of February where the city parades its most famous produce, flowers. Floats filled with flowers parade the city's main road and street dancing adorned by different flowers fills the streets.
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Baguio has earned a reputation as being the summer capital of the Philippines. This is due to its cool climate as attributed to its location on the mountains of Cordillera. The city has an average temperature of 20º C annually with highs of 26º C during warm months and lows of 15º C in the colder months. The coldest in record is 6.3º C.
Like other cities in the country, it has two main seasons; dry during months of November to April and wet during months of May to October.
Due to the city's mountainous location, Baguio only has a small airport, the Laoakan Airport, that small planes can only land.
The nearest international airport is the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark, Angeles City where a number of low-frills airlines use. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila is accessible by most international airlines.
From Manila, one has to take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) taking a northbound route.
There are three main access roads to reach Baguio City from the lowlands.
A number of bus companies provide transport services from Manila to Baguio. They have terminals in different locations within Metro Manila.
For budget lodging, a number of locals meet tourists arriving from the city's bus terminals with plaque cards offering rooms or transient houses. These transient houses differ on the size, the season, and its distance from the city center. They may range from about P1,500 to P3,000 per night per room.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom's Place | Blk. 27 Lot 6. Bermuda Hills Subd. Naguilian Rd. | Hostel | 90 % |
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