Tam-awan Village: A glimpse of Native Cordillera Community

It’s unplanned that it would be our first destination in our DIY Baguio tour and it turned out that visiting the Tam-awan Village was indeed a great way to start it. A recreated native village, it showcases native collection of Ifugao and Kalinga huts positioned in a manner like that of a traditional Cordillera Village.

How it started
The Chanon Foundation created this village to let those people who haven’t had the opportunity to explore the native Cordillera region experience how the native community is. They started to recreate this village through reconstructing native Ifugao houses. The indigenous houses were placed like that of a typical Cordillera village.

Ifugao Huts & more

For an entrance of Php50 per adult, we were able to explore the recreated village. There’s a map given on how we should explore the area but we were not able to trek up into the view deck as it has been raining days before our visit, it was so slippery and muddy plus we were all wearing slippers.

Nevertheless, we just enjoyed and walked around the Ifugao huts and wonder how they managed to live in such cute little houses.

Alang Hut

Dukligan Hut

The place is also an artist’s haven. A lot of artworks, such as paintings and sculptures, from Filipino artists are displayed in the Art Gallery and are also for sale.

Bugnay Gallery

There’s also a café in the village if you want to grab some snacks and chill a little.

Cafe

The Verdict
Visiting Tam-awan Village made us appreciate the culture and community of the natives in the region. It was indeed a great way to start our first Baguio exploration. I just hope that this recreated village would be properly maintained to continue its goal in letting us experience the indigenous Cordillera community. I would highly recommend this place to those who are in, in appreciating culture and arts and for those who are not, for them to appreciate it.

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