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House of Dakay : Oldest Stone House in Batanes


The town of Ivana is not only known for the most talked about “Honesty Coffee Shop”, it also has a Unesco heritage building that is popularly known as House of Dakay.

Batanes Lola Ida  Jan 12 2005
Lola Ida January 2005

The house of Dakay is probably the most visited house in Batanes. It is also the oldest house in Batanes which is being maintained by Lola Ida – one of the oldest women on the island. So many things have changed since the first time I visited her house (2004), I noticed that the wooden floor is dusty and the house is no longer well kept. I also noticed that Lola Ida has gotten really weak and nurses painful joints much more now since its “winter” season in Batanes. Read the full story

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