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Hi! I am Jessa Ustari and I would like to introduce the one of the Department of Tourist Spot in Ilocos Sur. The St. Paul's Cathedral, also known as Vigan Cathedral, it is considered a major religious landmark not only of northern Luzon but the country as well. The original structure was built in 1574 with wood and thatch. It was just a mere chapel then. It was only in 1641 when it was turned into a church and was completed in 1800. Let's start!

Vigan Cathedral

Vigan Cathedral, canonically known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia

Calle Crisologo

Unknown to many, before the name Calle Crisologo street, it was called Calle Escolta de Vigan upon the discovery of the town by Juan de Salcedo in 1572. The street served as the commercial hub in the entire Northern Luzon and was established even before the Galleon Trade.

Calle Crisologo was also called “Kasanglayan” (place of the Chinese), which was the business center of the foreign migratory traders including Chinese, Spanish, Mexican, Japanese and other European businessmen.

In the late 1890s, the Calle de Escolta De Vigan was renamed to Washington Street during the American rule. On September 1, 1901, the Americans had established a civil government in Ilocos Sur with Don Mena Crisologo, a delegate to the Malolos Congress, as the first provincial governor.

Kayapa

The municipal names was coined from a native tree “Kalabao” meaning orange and “Yapa” meaning a valley into Kayapa, by the Commandante, which was inhabited by the Alagots, second descendants of Bomangi and Owac, and the third descendants of Kalahan, Ibaloi, Ilo-o and Karao who settled in the fertile valley.

Mira Hills Park

The Filipino-Spanish Friendship Park is more popularly known as Mira Hills Inside, one can visit the Buridek Children's Museum or wade in the swimming pool for a fee. It houses a water tower supplying the major parts of the city. According to the city government, this park is now a wifi zone.