This is the circle where young boys hang out with the elders and learn how to become men, or some such.
This box is the bedroom. I guess it keeps the body heat in.
See the bed box in back.
Just a couple of pics of the local bus I took from Sagada to Bontoc. The ride was think $.50 for about a 45 minute ride, 20 pesos. The woman in the forground was Swiss, about 50, I met her at my restaurant hotel. Her sister works for Red Cross in Manila, and she is her to visit her. This woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, lives in southern of France on a farm, and has six or so horses. She has also worked with the Red Cross in Sri Lanka with the Sinhalese, not the Tamils, and in Liberia, in a prison making sure detainees were treated properly.
Supposedly stuff has been considerably tampered with already. He're's a sign saying "Don't do it."
Old bones showing through.
Supposedly there a lots of caves around filled with coffins like this. None are supposedly older than 600 years old. This was near the entrance of a rather large cave. The bodies are interned in the fetal position, thus the smaller size.
I think this is right off of Magsaysay, which was one of the main drags that bisected downtown. There were definitely some nicer commericial areas, but this is pretty typical.
Side street off of Magsaysay.
Center of downtown.
Inside my $5 bus up to Sagada. Would take 6 hours. Comfortable enough.
Bernard, the local guide in the foreground. He had a 6 year old boy who lived with his parents, while his wife was working in Canada. The fields were allegedly a bit drier than normal this time of year, and farmers were getting quite concerned.