By: Fredolin Pagdilao Aguinaldo – Doha, Qatar
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Portabaga falls is nature’s un-exploit spot offering magical getaway to those locals and tourist alike. The water falls draws crystal-like water from those over-laying tributaries of smaller creek upstream amid towering matured trees into one protected virgin forest. The vertical drops of 10 meters, the highest in the area, in addition to several layers of smaller drops on natural rock formations gives gentle flow to the water fall basin.
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Its location of natural shade amid towering matured trees that overhang above gives umbrella-like canopy to the baby-pool and the main swimming pool area. The water fall basin has been modified as swimming pool by putting a dike-like wall and over-flow waterways at the downstream part to contain the water but retain the natural rock formations at the most for added beauty. The natural lighting that pips trough bushes around scares those of crawly and flying insects away to a lovely and joyful stay.
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Take a step back in time and indulge yourself with the natural beauty of the surrounding and those of beautiful cottages offered for your comfort at Portabaga falls. Chalet-type accommodation is also being offered over-night stay for that clientele who wants to spend their magical escape in the accompaniment of night birds flying overhead and the splashing of waterfalls that soothes everyone’s senses.
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Geographic Location.
Portabaga falls is located in Sitio Portabaga in the town of Sta. Praxedes, Province of Cagayan Valley, Philippines. Located at the north-west tip of Luzon. It is 5-kilometers from Sta. Praxedes Municipal Hall, around 202 kilometers away from Tuguegarao City, and much nearer to Ilocos Norte having the neighbor of the famous town of Pagudpud with beautiful beaches and near-by power generating windmill farm in the country that is found in the municipality of Bangui.
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History
The Itneg’s as the first occupants of the then Municipality of Langangan use to fish the tributaries of the creek in the area and use the waterways to reach the far-away locations of sarakat grooves and those of edible ferns and tubers while hunting for wild animals that freely roaming the vicinity of the creek.
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In the 1970s former Mayor Iluminado Madamba aggressively pursued the development of this nature’s beauty to cater the urge of its resident to have a place to swim during summer as alternate venue due to the poor quality of water in Salongsong River that is frequented by the residents.
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Now, with the new LGU Vision “Sta. Praxedes: The Greenest Garden of the North eco-tourism project” headed by Honorable Esterlina A. Aguinaldo, is the town’s current municipal Mayor and in the roadmap redefining the full-potential of the Portabaga falls to attract more and more local as well as international clientele to come and enjoy the green-living offered to residence and as additional tourist destinations in Cagayan Province.
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How To Get There.
From Laoag City, take the Laoag-Cagayan route towards Burgos. After reaching the famous Patapat viaduct, you will be traversing trough the majestic white clay-clad mountain terrain until you reach the view deck overlooking the China Sea at the Welcome Ark of Sta. Praxedes that leads your journey to the town proper; watch out for the direction marker on the left side of the highway that leads to Portabaga falls. Follow the well cemented roadways leading to the falls passing trough thick but well-manicured bushes along the way. Travel time form Laoag City will be 3-hours and a half.
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Its location of natural shade amid towering matured trees that overhang above gives umbrella-like canopy to the baby-pool and the main swimming pool area. The water fall basin has been modified as swimming pool by putting a dike-like wall and over-flow waterways at the downstream part to contain the water but retain the natural rock formations at the most for added beauty. The natural lighting that pips trough bushes around scares those of crawly and flying insects away to a lovely and joyful stay.
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Take a step back in time and indulge yourself with the natural beauty of the surrounding and those of beautiful cottages offered for your comfort at Portabaga falls. Chalet-type accommodation is also being offered over-night stay for that clientele who wants to spend their magical escape in the accompaniment of night birds flying overhead and the splashing of waterfalls that soothes everyone’s senses.
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Geographic Location.
Portabaga falls is located in Sitio Portabaga in the town of Sta. Praxedes, Province of Cagayan Valley, Philippines. Located at the north-west tip of Luzon. It is 5-kilometers from Sta. Praxedes Municipal Hall, around 202 kilometers away from Tuguegarao City, and much nearer to Ilocos Norte having the neighbor of the famous town of Pagudpud with beautiful beaches and near-by power generating windmill farm in the country that is found in the municipality of Bangui.
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History
The Itneg’s as the first occupants of the then Municipality of Langangan use to fish the tributaries of the creek in the area and use the waterways to reach the far-away locations of sarakat grooves and those of edible ferns and tubers while hunting for wild animals that freely roaming the vicinity of the creek.
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In the 1970s former Mayor Iluminado Madamba aggressively pursued the development of this nature’s beauty to cater the urge of its resident to have a place to swim during summer as alternate venue due to the poor quality of water in Salongsong River that is frequented by the residents.
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Now, with the new LGU Vision “Sta. Praxedes: The Greenest Garden of the North eco-tourism project” headed by Honorable Esterlina A. Aguinaldo, is the town’s current municipal Mayor and in the roadmap redefining the full-potential of the Portabaga falls to attract more and more local as well as international clientele to come and enjoy the green-living offered to residence and as additional tourist destinations in Cagayan Province.
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How To Get There.
From Laoag City, take the Laoag-Cagayan route towards Burgos. After reaching the famous Patapat viaduct, you will be traversing trough the majestic white clay-clad mountain terrain until you reach the view deck overlooking the China Sea at the Welcome Ark of Sta. Praxedes that leads your journey to the town proper; watch out for the direction marker on the left side of the highway that leads to Portabaga falls. Follow the well cemented roadways leading to the falls passing trough thick but well-manicured bushes along the way. Travel time form Laoag City will be 3-hours and a half.
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