Activity 1

Buruanga is a town that rests on the Northwestern tip of Panay Island. It is a peaceful
town inhabited by around 20,000 people. The abundance of nature’s blessings in the place is a
gift every Buruanganons enjoy and appreciate. From the terrains of its towering mountains to the
vastness of its marine life that embraces its picture seascape, it holds a variety of flora and fauna.
Buruanga is the place where pure indulgence with nature can suffice a weary man’s soul.

Cultural Heritage Title Description Location Type Significance

Panagat Festival Celebrated every Intangible A showcase of
last week of Buruanga’s most
April. Some of known product
the activities are “fish”, being a
float contest, coastal town.
cultural shows, Some of the
pageant & other activities are float
entertainment contest, cultural
shows, & other
entertainment to
boost the morale
of the townsfolk,
create awareness
to tourists and
also advocate
conservation of its
marine resources.
Lambanog Making It is a distilled Intangible One of
palm liquor Buruanga’s
made from products to offer.
coconut or nipa Served as
palm sap. It is livelihood for
derived from most of its
tubâ (palm citezens
toddy) that has especially those in
been aged for at the far-flung
least 48 hours. mountainous
areas in town.
 Ingus-ingus Hill Elevated terrain Alegria Tangible During the
in which sun’s Buruanga, Spanish era, it
rays strike Aklan served as the
directly thus watch point for
making it the invading Moro
best spot to pirates who used
watch sunsets. to maraud coastal
villages.
Underneath the
hill is a cave,
which according
to folktales, was
used as an
ambuscade for
English pirates,
buccaneers, and
other plunderers
of Spanish
galleons carrying
precious cargoes.
Ashram Balay Pagduaw  A retreat house Panilongan Tangible It is a perfect
by the beach. , Buruanga, place for
Crystalline Aklan mediation,
sapphire sea hit relaxation, and
by sun’s rays; retreats where one
gives much of a can commune
relief and with God, nature
comfort and self.

Saint Anthony of A century-old Poblacion, Tangible Provides the

Padua Parish Church religious edifice, Buruanga, fortress for soul
this church is the Aklan searching and
center of replenishment. As
worship of majority of
Buruanganons Buruanganons are
for their Patrons, Roman Catholic,
Saint Anthony they consider this
and Nuestra Sra. place a treasure
De Salvacion. where God
resides.
1. Ariel’s Point Touted as the Bel-is, Tangible Recently featured
best dive site in Buruanga, in Cosmopolitan
Aklan, it has Aklan magazine &
cliff diving sites TripAdvisor as
overlooking top Boracay
turquoise attraction. It is a
swimming holes, good stopover for
and lush scuba divers,
mangrove. snorkelers, and
cliff-board divers
for its rich marine
life

2. Sabang Cave It is an elevated Katipunan, Tangible This incredible

cave, which Buruanga, cave that sits in an
affords a Aklan elementary school
stunning in the locality
panoramic view boosts in morale
of beaches and so as generates
seascapes. financial stability
for the school to
create projects.
Sapsapon Cave It exhibits an Tigum, Tangible Best enjoyed by
array of delicate Buruanga, tourists that
stalagmites and Aklan boosts the tourism
stalactites built industry so as
over centuries keeps thousand
from minerals stories of the past.
deposited by
dripping water

Tigis Falls An unblemished Tigum, Tangible Offering a perfect

purity of nature Buruanga, place for
that is not Aklan relaxation, Tigis
ravaged by falls has become a
human venue for themed
habitation. parties and
Water flows excursions.
down the
hillside; clear
and unpolluted.

Talisay beach This beach Santander, Tangible Best enjoyed as

boasts of rather Buruanga, leisure and
unspoiled, Aklan relaxation spot
crystal clear especially during
waters. holidays.
Hinugtan White Beach  Is a secluded Bel-is, Tangible This is a perfect
mini-Boracay. Buruanga, place for
Walk to the Aklan snorkeling and
white powdery diving. For
sand and leave adventurous
your footprints visitors, Hinugtan
there and soak White Beach
yourself to the provides a
refreshing blue multitude of
amber waters. pleasurable
experiences in
which they can
explore the
underwater world.

Tuburan Baybay It has a little Bel-is, Tangible It is beach resort

stretch of white Buruanga, with world class
beach Aklan facilities where
surrounded by Mother Nature
volcanic rocks.  offers unexploited
They have 8 beauty and
private villas tranquility. More
made from so, it is perfect
indigenous sanctuary to
materials in reconnect with
which you can oneself, enjoy
see a panoramic family boding
view of the moments, try out
waters.  And it’s exciting activities
restaurant is such as diving,
located on a snorkeling &
rocky balcony, a sunbathing.
few meters
above the sea.
Pagatpat Mangrooves Its lush Algeria, Tangible this place offers a
mangroves, Buruanga, relaxing respite to
clear water & Aklan visitors
cool nipa huts
built on its
boardwalk trail,
this place offers
a relaxing
respite to
visitors

Hacienda Maria This 14-hectare Tigum, Tangible Provides jobs for

of unspoiled Buruanga, the localities so as
beauty of nature Aklan a place to
has three caves, unwinds. It is a
refreshing must-see place
waterfalls, that would let you
soothing hot pot experience
Jacuzzi and jacuzzi in a hot
visitors are also pot so as
treated to lambanog
experience the making.
process of
lambanog
making.