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Baguio City is the Summer Capital of the Philippines.

The name of the city is derived


from an indigenous word, Bagiw, which means moss. The altitude of the city
reaches 5100 feet that makes it a tropical forest highly conducive to growing pines,
mossy plants and flowers, cluing you why it is named Baguio City.
There is just so much to love about Baguio City. This is the reason why thousands of
visitors head to the city each year. What is great about Baguio is that the tourist
attractions are closely located to one another. You do not have to travel from one
point to another to get to a scenic spot.
Burnham Park Burnham Park is considered to be the mother of all parks in
Baguio City. It was named after Daniel Burnham, an American architect. Burnham
was also an urban planner that made the original plan for the city. Up to this day,
this park is still the most renowned and appreciated park in the city. Burnham Park
is a 32.84 hectare urban park located at the heart of the Baguio, in the Philippines.
It was named after the American architect and urban planner, Daniel Hudson
Burnham who laid the plans for the city.[1] Several stretch of roads around the park
lead to Camp John Hay, a former recreational base of the United States Armed
Forces in the Philippines.At the southern part of the park, a skating rink was
constructed. The Melvin Jones Grand Stand and Football Field at the eastern part of
the park are normally used for several activities like parades, concerts, and political
rallies. The Children's Park and the Orchidarium is located at the western part of the
park. There are also bike rentals if one so wishes. You can rent either single bikes,
tandem bikes or even bikes with side cars. They even have small bikes for the little
kids of both two and three wheel versions.When the 1990 Luzon earthquake killed
more than 100 people in Baguio, many homes were destroyed, leaving many
displaced people seeking refuge in Burnham Park.
Baguio Cathedral this cathedral is one of the Philippines finest architectural
designs. It is the citys most magnificent building that stands on Mt. Mary Hill.
Camp John Hay What used to be a place for recreation of American soldiers is
now a top destination of the city. Camp John Hay is now a beautiful resort that
embodies the essence of the city itself. Camp John Hay used to be the rest and
recreational facility for employees of the military and Department of Defense of the
United States. This 690-hectare property was turned over to the Philippine
government in July 1, 1991 and was initially administered by the Philippine Tourism
Authority and then turned over to the Bases Conversion Development.
The facility, which was named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's secretary of
war, was used by the Japanese as a concentration camp for American and British
soldiers during the war. Its name was changed to Club John Hay after it was turned
over to the Philippine government. For the first time in its history the facility was
open to the public in 1991 and converted into a recreational complex. It used to be

off-limits to Filipinos, except for the privileged few who could get entry passes from
its former American administrators.
Baguio Botanical Garden it is in this garden that you will find the indigenous
people of Baguio city, the Igorots. This place displays the native houses of cordillera
tribes. It is also in this place that you will see a lot of flora and fauna of the city.
Mines View Park is an overlook park on the northeastern outskirts of Baguio in the
Philippines.Located on a land promontory 4 km from downtown Baguio, the park
overlooks the mining town of Itogon, particularly the abandoned gold[1] and copper
mines of the Benguet Corporation, and offers a glimpse of the Amburayan
Valley.The observation deck is situated below a winding stone-covered stairway
close to the parking area
Session Road is the main thoroughfare of Baguio in the Philippines and is the main
hub of what is called the Baguio Central Business District. Located at the city
center, it is actually divided into two parts:
Lower Session Road, extending eastward from Magsaysay Avenue (opposite the
Plaza or Kilometer 0 and Malcolm Square) running through the BCBD until the
intersections of Father Carlu Street (towards the Baguio Cathedral and Upper
Bonifacio Street) and Governor Pack Road. This is the area where businesses are
located, among others banks, shops, restaurants, bakeries, hotels, newsstands,
boutiques, and studios.
Upper Session Road, extending from Post Office Loop, Leonard Wood Road, and the
foot of Luneta Hill (where SM City Baguio is located) to the rotunda cutting toward
South Drive (towards Baguio Country Club), Loakan Road (towards Camp John Hay,
Loakan Airport, Philippine Military Academy, Baguio City Economic Zone, and the
mine areas of Itogon, Benguet), and Military Cut-Off (towards Kennon Road)
Session Road derives its name from the fact that it used to lead up to the old BadenPowell Hall, where the Philippine Commission held its sessions from April 22 to June
11, 1904 and officially initiated the use of Baguio as the Philippine Summer Capital.
The Commission was composed of Governor General Luke E. Wright, president, and
Commissioners Henry Ide, Dean Conant Worcester, T. Padre Tavera, Benito Legarda,
Jose de Luzuriaga, James Francis Smith and William Cameron Forbes. A marker by
what is now Baden-Powell Inn, right beside the enormous bus terminals on Governor
Pack Road, stand as the only visible evidence that anything of historical significance
ever took place on Session Road.
Wright Park, which is located at the eastern part of the city and fronting the main
gate of the Mansion, is one of the many scenic parks in Baguio City. Its main
features are a shallow elongated rectangular body of water known as the "Pool of
Pines" and the park circle which is on one end of the park. Postcard-type

photographs are usually taken at both ends of Wright Park and when going there it
is best to bring along a camera.
Tall pine trees and decorative street lights line both sides of the access road beside
the pool. There are times that you will find at the park some Igorots dressed in their
native attire and regalia who are willing to pose for a photograph ... of course, for a
fee. Native handicrafts are also sold at the Mansion end of the park by a few Igorot
peddlers. From the park circle is a walkway which leads to a wide stairway made of
stones that descend to an area where ponies are rented out.

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