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The Philippine Archipelago never stops in surprising us, as more new destinations are revealed by trailblazers and explorers; thanks also to digital technology that brings the evidence in real-time.

Take this, for example, a promising destination is just made known through a web-based free global map that features satellite images by a Visayan local. This led him and a local magazine show to explore and feature it. That episode gave me a desire to see the place myself.

Karay-a tribe

Hence, after months of planning, I finally found myself on the jump-off point leading to this vast hidden spectacle of the province of Antique – the Rice Terraces of San Remigio.

The Trip

We set foot first in the other two provinces of the Panay Island, Capiz, and Aklan, prior to visiting Antique.

I traveled that time with my friend and colleague, Catherine. We reached Valderrama’s junction via Bugasong already quite late at night – the transit from Caticlan via a public bus reached more than five puni