Sagada is a really interesting and relaxing place. The pace of life here is so slow even the cows chew slowly. In fact, you could probably spend the entire day at the town square just people watching and just basically watch life pass by. The uniqueness of Sagada is really alluring, that it feels like it is a different country altogether. The high altitude weather is so not Manila. It is feels perfectly safe to roam the streets of Sagada, unlike some parts of Manila. The people are not even Catholics, unlike most of the country.
But make no mistake, the people here in Sagada are just as technologically savvy as any other person from Manila. They people go to Facebook and other popular website just like any other people. The furiously text the other half while tending to the farm. The children are highly educated and speak fluent English. In fact they would probably prefer that you speak to them in English rather than Tagalog. This is somewhat of a good thing for foreigners who visit this place, since there wouldn’t be any language barrier at all. Although, English is widely understood and spoken throughout the country.
The landscape of Sagada is particularly special since it is on top of a mountain range. The limestone mountains have dozens of caves ripe for exploring. These same caves have also given rise to unique customs and traditions that are still being practiced to this day. These traditions are widely practices in this region and have given the region with a very unique character. These minute details have given Sagada a very special place in the tourism map that, thankfully, still has to be discovered by the hordes of tourists in other countries.
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