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Cebu’s Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House and Museum: Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #3

October 27, 2011 By Cille Anne 1 Comment

The heir to the Yap – San Diego Ancestral House has some big dreams to make this colonial residential house a truly Cebuano and Filipino Heritage Site.

Yap San Diego Ancestral House and Museum: Heritage Site

The Old Parian District where this ancestral house is located used to be community where the Chinese merchants, Filipino entrepreneurs and generally where the wealthier Cebuanos lived during the Spanish era. Original residents here can typically trace Chinese ancestry in their lineage. Lots of the old houses and structures in Parian have been lost with the progress of years but it’s a great thing that the Yap – San

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Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #1 – Colon Street, Philippines Oldest Street

October 24, 2011 By Cille Anne 11 Comments

Ever wondered what is the Philippines’ oldest street? It Cebu’s Colon Street. :mrgreen:

Colon Street, a 2 kilometers stretch of road at the heart of downtown Cebu City, holds the distinction of being the Philippines oldest street. Calle Colon was named after Christopher Columbus and it is now 446 years old. Imagine that!

Old Colon Street as depicted in a mural

At the end of this street, you will find the obelisk marking the end or beginning (depends on where you started) of the street of Colon. We took this picture around 9am on a Saturday and traffic was very light then. But come noon

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