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GUIMARAS

The Molo Mansion, also known as the Yusay-Consing Mansion, is one of the most outstanding example of historical homes not just in Iloilo, but the entire country This grand structure, which faces the town plaza and St. Anne Parish Church, was rescued and restored by a private developer after years of ruin. Now it's a heritage museum with a cultural retail shop that showcases products and local delicacies.

One of the most prominent structures in the plaza are the life-size statues of Roman Goddesses and infamous women warriors. Beside the plaza is the majestic Molo Church built in 1863.

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The Spanish word camiña means walk while the Hiligaynon word balay nga bato means stone house If you put them together, perhaps what they’re saying is “walk into the stone house.

Guimaras locally [ɡimaˈ ɾas], is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Jordan. The province is situated in the Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros. To the northwest is the province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental. The whole island is part of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras, one of the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines

The province consists primarily of Guimaras Island, and also includes Inampulugan, Guiwanon, Panobolon, Natunga, Nadulao, and many surrounding islets.

Garin Farm

Garin Farm is an agricultural, recreational, and spiritual site in one It is an inland resort that is foremost a functional farm with several agricultural features but also has leisure activities and a pilgrimage site that can all be enjoyed by visiting guests.

Guimaras, formerly known as Himal-us, was a subprovince of Iloilo until it was made an independent province on May 22, 1992.

Plaza Libertad is a historic plaza located in the heart of Iloilo City Proper, the downtown district, at the southeastern end of Calle Real It is where the flag of the first Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, her last capital in the Philippines, to the revolutionary forces led by Gen. Martin Delgado .

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