----By the 11th century, Butuan was the center of trade and commerce in the Philippines.--The name "Butuan" is believed to have originated from the sour fruit "Batuan" ---Other etymology sources say that it comes from a certain "Datu Buntuan", a chieftain who once ruled over Butuan. ---Butuan River is the widest, deepest and longest navigable river in Mindanao. ---The boom of the logging industry during the 1950s up the middle of 1970s has made Butuan the "Timber City of the South".
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan_City
---Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ---most of the people in the northern and eastern part of the island (Mindanao) practiced native religions before they were converted to Christianity. ---The native Maguindanaon and other native Muslim/non-Muslim groups of Mindanao have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.
Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/mindanao
About Me
Layrayski
Butuan City, CARAGA, Philippines
Welcome to Butuan Daily Photo blog. This blog is updated every day (I hope) with photos that are relevant to Butuan City. I am a member of City Daily Photo.
Most of my photos are either taken with my Fujifilm S5700,S9600, Kodak DC290 (a 2 megapixel oldie) or my Nokia 6280.
Please don't use, copy photos without permission. Thank you.
5 comments:
heheh..nice model..sikat kaayo si manong :)
yeah, manong is a sure win there... is that a pose? ^-^
i like the perspective! it goes deep...
manong and the big tree on the middle.
happy weekend! ^-^
love this shot! :-)
can almost feel the water.
we especially love the tree,
the way it just fans out
all over the sky . . .
thank you for sharing it.
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.ero
I like the trikes on the side there. I wish we had those here in Miami. You have all the fun in the Filippines..
Baywalk here (in Mid East in general) is called Corniche. =)
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