Exploring Caramoan. the local's wisdom
JUNE 26, 2007. The next lap of our journey is to gather data from the local people’s indigenous practices documented through video and still camera. We employ observations and interviews. For a more thorough understanding of these practices and to be able to experience it first-hand, I decided to stay for a couple of hours to each family’s house. What actually came out are beautiful portraits of the inhabitants of the peninsula, unchoreographed, it appears so natural. Many of them are shy in front of the camera so we respect their decision not to document their practices by film.
JUNE 27, 2007.
We are still on the data-gathering stage yet I admit I have already fallen in love with the place and the community. The people are so hospitable that one need not worry if lost. It is from these locals that warned us not to take the south diversion road, an overland journey to Naga that invites accidents and only males are allowed to travel there by day.
JUNE 30, 2007.
We were told by the residents that a sole family has managed to live in the hinterlands in the vast expanse in Hidden Valley under the protective shadow of a limestone cliff. The hidden valley is part of the National Park where mineral deposit abounds. During a coffee break in Gota, we were able to do a full interview with Moyong de Mesa who lived in Hidden Valley for 27 years. While the conversation ensue, Moyong’s story has heightened our interest about the place and how they were able to survive in an isolated mountain range that depends entirely on natural resources and the indigenous way of living. We planned the next day to hidden valley.
JUNE 27, 2007.
We are still on the data-gathering stage yet I admit I have already fallen in love with the place and the community. The people are so hospitable that one need not worry if lost. It is from these locals that warned us not to take the south diversion road, an overland journey to Naga that invites accidents and only males are allowed to travel there by day.
JUNE 30, 2007.
We were told by the residents that a sole family has managed to live in the hinterlands in the vast expanse in Hidden Valley under the protective shadow of a limestone cliff. The hidden valley is part of the National Park where mineral deposit abounds. During a coffee break in Gota, we were able to do a full interview with Moyong de Mesa who lived in Hidden Valley for 27 years. While the conversation ensue, Moyong’s story has heightened our interest about the place and how they were able to survive in an isolated mountain range that depends entirely on natural resources and the indigenous way of living. We planned the next day to hidden valley.
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