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Cabugao is a coastal town in Ilocos Sur.
Map of Cabugao
Understand
[edit | edit source]Cabugao was founded by the Spanish in 1781 and was named after a local chieftain. Its chief mainstays are agriculture, tourism and the Salomague port, a major maritime transportation hub in Ilocos Sur.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Cabugao is along Route 2 (Manila North Road). Buses also ply this highway, with some bus companies operating limited direct services from Metro Manila.
- 1 Salomague Port, Salomague Port Road, Salomague. A maritime transport hub on Salomague Harbor that has been redeveloped and expanded to enable cruise ships to dock as part of efforts to attract foreign tourists to the Ilocos Region.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of transportation in town, particularly as downtown Cabugao is further inland from the coast.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Saint Mark the Evangelist Parish Church (Cabugao Church), Manila North Road, Rizal. Cabugao's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in a Baroque style.
- 2 Pug-os Beach, Pug-os. A white-sand cove that is also used as a production center for sea salt.
- 3 Poro Island (Salomague Island) (rent a boat at Sabang Pier). A secluded, uninhabited island with white sand beaches.
- 4 Sabang Coral Baywalk, Sabang. A seaside promenade facing Poro Island.
- 5 Rebba Falls, Cacadiran. A set of rapids at the point where the Cabugao River exits the Cordillera Mountains into the coastal plain.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Northern Ilocos Sur Trade Center (Cabugao Public Market), Manila North Road, Rizal.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Cabugao |
| Laoag ← Sinait ← | N  S | → San Juan → Vigan |