Sagada-Banaue Map Postcard

Sagada is one of the ten towns of Mountain Province in the Cordillera Region of Northern Philippines, and located 275-km north of Manila (100-km from Baguio) near the provincial capital of Bontoc. Sagada has 19 barangays and is nestled in the middle of a valley, 1,500 meters above sea level.
The municipality of Banaue is one of the eleven (11) towns of Ifugao. It has a land area of 21,807 hectares comprising of 19 barangays with 358 sitios distributed in the vast mountain hinterland. It is situated 1,000 meters above sea level amidst the Cordillera Mountain Ranges and is 348 km north of Metro Manila by bus and about 333 km from Baguio City. Travel time from these two cities to Banaue takes about 8 – 9 hours.

Sagada-Banaue Map Postcard

The size of the postcard is 5"x6.5" and shown in the postcard are images of different landmarks that can be found in Sagada and Banaue, including the main roads, other tourist attractions, towns and villages.

Images on the upper right are as follows: Imposing landscape of rice terraces seen from Banaue View Point -- Tapplya Waterfalls surrounded by tropical vegetation of Cordillera
Images on the bottom left are as follows: Picturesque Batad Village surrounded by centuries-old rice terraces -- Overcrowded public bus passing through ricefields of Banaue and Sagada countryside

Popular as a destination of foreign adventurers, Sagada features subterrenean caves (used as burial grounds by the natives) that can be explored, an interesting hike along an underground river, a waterfall and pool to cool off in after a day of exploring, and a quiet serenity only found off the beaten path.

The name “Banaue” was derived from the term “Bannawor” which is the primitive call for a now endangered medium-sized swift flying bird. Banaue is famous for the Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banaue), 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people.

Mindanao Group of Islands, Philippines Map Postcard

Situated in the southernmost section of the Philippine archipelago, Mindanao is the second largest island in the Philippines. With a land area of 102,043 square kilometers, it occupies one-third of the Philippines' total land area. The island is mountainous, and is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the country. Mindanao is surrounded by seas: the Sulu Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The island group of Mindanao encompasses Mindanao island itself and the Sulu Archipelago to the southwest.

Mindanao Map Postcard

The size of the postcard is 5"x6.5" and shown in the postcard are images of different landmarks that can be found in Mindanao, including the capital and major cities, main roads, other tourist attractions, diving and surfing sites, and airports.
Images on the left side are as follows (top to bottom): Tiboli Tribe, Southern Cotabato -- Tinago Falls in Iligan -- Philippine Eagle, Malagos

Images on the right side are as follows (top to bottom): Camiguin Island -- Guyam, small paradise island nearby Siargao -- Colorful Muslim vintas, Zamboanga

Luzon Group of Islands, Philippines Map Postcard

Luzon refers to the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two.

Luzon Map Postcard

The size of the postcard is 5"x6.5". Shown in the postcard are images of different landmarks that can be found in Luzon, including the capital and major cities, main roads, other tourist attractions, diving and surfing sites, and airports.
Images on the left side are as follows (top to bottom): Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte -- White sand beach and azur blue waters of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte -- Vigan, a Spanish heritage city -- Hundred Islands National Park, Pangasinan

Images on the right side are as follows (top to bottom): Century old Banaue Rice Terraces -- Crater of Mt. Pinatubo, Pampanga -- Taoist Ma-cho Chinese Temple in San Fernando, La Union -- Mayon Volcano, Albay

Republic of the Philippines Map Postcards

After showing the international map postcards in my collection, this time I will be showing my local map postcards. First, of course, is the map of the Philippines, and I have two in my collection, postcard#1 with a size of 5"x6.5" and postcard #2 with a size of 4"x6".

Just a little background about my country, the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas) is an archipelago of 7,107 islands located in Southeast Asia. The total land area is almost 300,000 square kilometers. Only approximately 1,000 of its islands are populated, and fewer than one-half of these are larger than 2.5 square kilometers. Luzon and Mindanao, together with the cluster of the Visayan Islands that separate them, represent the three principal regions of the archipelago that are identified by the three stars on the Philippine flag. Topographically, the Philippines is broken up by the sea, which gives it one of the longest coastlines of any nation in the world.

Philippine Map Postcard #1

The map shows three shaded island groups of the country: Luzon in green, Visayas in yellow, Mindanao in blue, Palawan in orange is still part of Southern Luzon. The images around the map are (from left topmost moving clockwise): Idyllic Coco-Loco Island in Palawan -- Ati-atihan Festival, Aklan -- Perfectly-coned Mayon Volcano, Legaspi -- Chocolate Hills of Bohol -- Makati, the business district of Manila -- Beautiful lagoon of El Nido, Palawan -- Horse-driven calesa found in Intramuros, Manila -- Pagsanjan Falls in Laguna -- Monument of Leyte Landing of Douglas McArthur -- Magellan's Cross in Cebu, cradle of Philippine Catholic religion -- Taal Volcano and Lake, Tagaytay -- Muslim vinta in Zamboanga -- White Beach of Boracay Island -- Banaue Rice Terraces, North Luzon -- Rich aquatic life of the Philippine Seas -- Wild local and African animals in Calauit Island, Northern Palawan

Philippine Map Postcard #2

I actually don't have any information on where they copied the printed map on the postcard, so I don't know if its a reproduction of a painting or something else. The back of the postcard has no information at all! But good thing is that it shows some of the famous landmarks in the country, from the famous Banaue Rice Terraces to Mayon Volcano! I just wish I could find online the original source and at least a little bit information about it.

SOURCE:
Geography of the Philippines WikiPilipinas Entry

State of Utah Map Postcard

The fifth map postcard I have is that of Utah.

Utah Map Postcard
(PH Wish from Judy Andreason)

The state symbols of Utah:

* State animal - Rocky Mountain Elk
* State bird - California Seagull
* State cooking pot - Dutch Oven
* State emblem - Beehive
* State fish - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
* State flower - Sego Lily
* State folk dance - Square Dance
* State fossil - Allosaurus
* State fruit - Cherry
* State gem - Topaz
* State grass - Indian Rice Grass
* State insect - Honey Bee
* State mineral - Copper
* State motto - "Industry"
* State rock - Coal
* State song - "Utah, This Is The Place"
* State hymn - "Utah We Love Thee"
* State star - Dubhe
* State tree - Blue Spruce
* State vegetable - Spanish Sweet Onion
* State historic vegetable - Sugar Beet

We also have a US States fact cards with fun facts that Utah is the site of the first department store in the US and of the first transcontinental railway system (1869).

SOURCE:
Utah State Symbols