Ivatan people
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The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely related to other ethnic groups in No
An Ivatan woman
An Ivatan man fresh from work
A Sinadumparan Ivatan house, one of the oldest structures in the Batanes islands. The house is made of limestone and coral and its roofing of cogon grass.
Orchid Island
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Orchid Island, known as Pongso no Tao by the indigenous Tao people, is a 45 km2 volcanic island located off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. The island and the nearby Lesser Orchid Island are governe
Ivatan people
…genetically closely related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguistic and cultural affinities with the Tao people of Orchid Island in Taiwan. The culture of the Ivatans is partly influenced by the environmental conditions of Batanes. Unlike the old-type nipa huts common in the…
Aerial view of Orchid Island
The shore of Orchid Island from an imperial Japanese publication (c. 1931)
Lesser Orchid Island
View of Jivalino