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Journey to ubong-ubong Cave: Being a tourist in our province

Ubong-ubong cave is a cave located at Barangay Ansagan, Municipality of Tuba, Benguet. Come on let's go inside the mountain to explore and learn something!

Ubong-ubong cave is not just one but has more holes to explore. With its unique names and story that can be revealed when you visit the place. It has also a different rock formations, on top of the mountain where we have seen mountain chain full of trees. And on the other side of that mountain chain, We can see the blue ocean blending with the white clouds that meets the sky.

As it was mentioned the cave we have explored inside the mountains, don't hide one but more caves, it's just that other caves are not yet ready for tourists. Because it needed a process in order to be accepted as safe and healthy as a cave. But the caves that are willing to welcome visitors are named as Lolongan, Bengag, Idaw, and Takadang cave. Cave's name are mainly came from the indigenous language. These caves are in different places of the mountains. So after entering one cave, you need to get out, then hike another steps for the other caves.

With that distance we stepped on and time that we spenf. Of course our body got tired and grind some energy making us feel hungry. So as we finished entering those amazing caves. Our tour guide checked the time and luckily it's lunch time, so they look for a spot to have a bite of our lunch pack. Then there it is we eat and rest for the next step.

After that yummy lunch. We climb up another layer of the mountain for us to be on top to veiw the greens of the land. The place is where we step on a rock formation its name is Kadmangan view. It was called "Kadmangan" because the word means view deck. In this place, the exhaustion that I feel on the long run of the hike was blown away, by the veiw and the fresh air that passes through. We take some pictures and sat down to rest while appreciating the view of beautiful land and ocean from the distant.

I really want to stay for a longer time in that area but it is time to go down, and go back to barangay hall, because it's getting llate in the afternoon. So I stood up and follow the step, as we go down the mountain, it is not that difficult anymore. Because at least the sun is not that hot and wind is passing through. Also the path is not way up but way down so climbing is lesser.

This experience of mine is very memorable and I will cherish it! Because before some tourist in different provinces and places can visit it is I havr already seen the beauty of my own province. That what makes me proud!

Barangay Ansagan is quite difficult to find because it's a secluded place and the road is not totally improved, in short some of it are rocky road. But do not be discourage in traveling in our province. It is not the the way that define your experience, but it's the adventure you take in your journey.

TRIVIA: The stones that are seen above which goes down are called STALACTITES. Where when the stones are at the bottom and it grows up then it is called STALAGMITES. While when stalactites and stalagmites meet at the middle and they combine it wil be called as column. LOCATION: Ansagan, Tuba, Benguet, CAR Philippines

Reminder: Ubong-ubong cave is not yet open for tourism. Its paper for being a tourist spot is on process. It is not that easy because of the pathways and the other caves that are not yet open are still on study for its safety and life of the stone inside.