SUBSCRIBECagayan Valley Churches, 4
My last stop before going back to Manila, I visited Echague expecting an old church however, I was very disappointed and sad to find that I was a couple of decades late. In its place are the ruins of the old brick church with its lower portions remaining while the old bells were displayed outside the modern structure.
At the side of this modern church, a newer church is being constructed.
My travel to the Cagayan Valley, specifically Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela was a wonderful cultural tour that the region has to offer. Unfortunately, the weather was not that good and I will have to schedule another trip especially that I would want to take more detailed photos of Tumauini. In the next trip, I do hope to do just that as well as visit the old horno or oven that was used to bake the bricks to build this church. Maybe pass by San Pablo and check out the other municipalities of Isabela for those quaint old churches.
Until the next trip.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:03PM
Hi Mark, I’ve been to as far as Calamaniugan. Unfortunately, the old church burned down before I visited the place with only the oldest bell remaining. I’ve also been to Lal-lo but have not yet posted photos. In my future travels, I will definitely visit Northern Cagayan.
Thanx for dropping by.
October 13th, 2006 at 11:33PM
but u haven’t gone farther up north in the province of Cagayan where more antique preserved churches are found. There you can find the ancient seat of the Spanish government, the old city of Nueva Segovia (which was built first before the “second” Nueva Segovia in Ilocos)
April 15th, 2006 at 9:48PM
J’adore la 3ème photo.