BenCab. Baguio Influential Artist # 1.
BenCab is a famous National Artist that retired in Baguio. During his elementary days, he made a few centavos doing his classmates’ drawing assignments. In high school, he drew portraits of James Dean and Elvis Presley and sold them to schoolmates for 10 pesos. Decades down the way at the peak of his career, his most expensive paintings sold for about a million dollars each. "Paint it and it will come."
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Casa Vallejo. Oldest hotel in Baguio.
Aside from the Baguio Cathedral, this hotel one of THE oldest remaining structures that was built in the city. So, want to experience living in a century old hotel? Nope, I don't think they have ghosts there though. Maybe they got too old and retired somewhere.
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Farmer's Daughter. Ibaloi cuisine.
Ok, you go to Baguio for the cool weather and maybe to discover what the city is all about. And then you get hungry and eat in McDonald's. Something's missing here. Have you ever tried native Baguio cuisine?
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When the Americans discovered Baguio.
A story of 2 men destined to meet... .. to pave the way to the discovery and building of Baguio. One has the resources to build and the other knew why they should build it.