Vibrant, woodsy and cool by Philippine standards, Baguio (bah-gee-oh) is the undisputed nerve centre of the Cordillera. For Filipinos, it’s the escape of choice from the stifling heat of the lowlands. For foreigners, it’s the primary gateway to backpacker bliss up north in Sagada, Banaue and Kalinga.
The city was constructed as a mountain retreat by US military forces in the early 1900s. WWII in the Philippines began when the Japanese bombed Baguio’s Camp John Hay, which later served as General Tomoyuki Yamashita’s headquarters. The city was subsequently flattened by US bombs dropped to drive out the Japanese – who had already left. It was levelled again by a massive earthquake in 1990.
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