Friday, August 12, 2011

Butuan City.. The Place to be...

Butuan ~ Street Scene

Butuan Sun ShiningAnother busy day has risen for this capital city. Butuan has an estimated population of three hundred thousand. Being one of the major urban centers of the southern part of the archipelago, its daytime population could go to as many as four hundred thousand inhabitants
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JC Aquino-Montilla Blvd. junction
JC Aquino Ave. and Montilla Blvd. junction
photo as seen by Layrayski’s eyes

Butuan ~ Sundays

Balanghai Boat Sundays usually  begins with families hearing mass at the city’s   main cathedral of  St. Joseph. Though Butuan is a predominantly Catholic city, the city is also home to various faiths and denominations.
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St. Joseph Cathedral Rose Window

Butuan ~ New Day Dawning

Golden Tara
Weekends start by a leisurely car ride to the Diosdado Macapagal Bridge. From there, one can see the rising sun as another sunny day unfolds for Butuan. It also offers a vantage view of Mount Mayapay towards the western horizon. 
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Butuan Sun
photo masterpiece of Erwin Mascarinas

Butuan ~ Warm and Sunny

Butuan Sun Shining During sunny weekends, city folks head either to the local mall to shop and to enjoy time with family and friends or to the beach to bask in the sun, sand and fresh air…
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Sunny street scene
Street scene

Butuan and Beyond

Butuan Sun Shining
 Sorry…this is NOT Boracay…
 Cagwait coastline has a long powdery white sand beaches that are ready for the sun and sea worshippers out there. A short car ride of 4 hours from the city center will take you to this unspoilt, uncommercialized, secluded pristine hideaway..
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Cagwait

Butuan ~ Destinations

Balanghai Icon
A View to Dine for….ALMONT LAKE MAINIT RESORT
The facility also offers water sports such as wind surfing, kayaking and of course swimming and fishing.
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Almont Lake Mainit Resort
Almont Lake Mainit Resort
Almont Lake Mainit Resort

Butuan ~ Destinations

Butuan Sun ShiningThe only place in the Philippines more pre historic than Butuan’s history would most likely be the Jurassic Park in Carmen… [well at least, figuratively :) ]
A thirty-minute car drive via smooth well paved highway will easily take you to this favorite summer destination.
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Carmen Resort

Butuan ~ City of Peace

Butuan Sun Shining
Butuan City is one of the most peaceful and orderly cities in the Philippines today…one may find tranquil relaxation at its city square, Rizal Park despite its location within the city’s dense commercial district..
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Jose Rizal Monument in Rizal Park and St. Joseph Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral
a photo masterpiece of Layrayski

Butuan ~ City on the GO..

A healthy city is made up of healthy people…Butuan folk are always enthusiastic joining many sports activities. From neighborhood ligas to citywide sports festivals such this one organized by Milo of Nestle Philippines during their Mindanao leg tour in the city.
People on the GO !   …City on the GO !
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City on the GO
City on the GO
City on the GO
all photos by Alan Milan Digital Photography, Butuan City

Butuan and Beyond

Butuan
Butuan is a step board for many surprising destinations. One worthy of mention is the surfing destination of Lanuza.
Lanuza is accessible by car from the city with a travelling time of approximately 4 to 5 hours. The place is now becoming popular among local and foreign surfing enthusiasts
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Lanuza Boardwalk
Lanuza Surf

Butuan ~ Accomodations

Butuan Sun Shining
Cart Wheel benches, Dottie’s Hotel and Convention Center
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Dottie's Hotel and Grand Convention Center

BUTUAN ~ Eco Tourism Adventure

Butuan Sun
Butuan has a new adventure destination to discover…The Bonbon Eco Park….located above the city at the hills of Bonbon…offers a relaxing sanctuary for the weary adventure seeker and travellers who are tired of the pamperings of a usual resort.
This more than the usual mountain resort is surrounded by lush flora with its immediate surrounding developments kept to a minimum to blend well with the natural wonder of Bonbon and Mount Mayapay..
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Discover Butuan Bonbon Eco Park
Eco Park
Eco Park

Butuan ~ Architecture

Father Saturnino Urios University, Bishop Carmelo Morelos Campus Complex is a modern minimalist design set in one of the city’s fast emerging district in Libertad.
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FSUU, Bishop Morelos Campus Chapel offers a stunning views of  Mount Mayapay, one of the city’s natural landmarks
FSUU

Butuan Summertime

Summer sizzles in the city….time to take a cool dip right here…at  Almont Resort
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Summertime

Butuan Renaissance

Butuan Sun Rising…..
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photo art by pauloboy
Butuan Sun Rising

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