Kabayan is one of the oldest parts of Benguet, is situated in a wide valley surrounded by mountains. It is a fascinating caving nation, because of the burial caves of the Ibaloi tribe. Mummies, their legs curled up against their shoulders, some of them with visible tattooes, are displayed in tree trunks hollowed-out by the Ibaloi to make coffins.
It is estimated that some of the mummies are more than 500 years old, despite the fact that the culture can be traced as far back as 2,000 BC. Unlike the Egyptian mummies, their organs were not removed. It appears as though the mummification process took months and the corpses were dried slowly using a small fire. They kept the mummies in wooden coffins that were adorned with geometric designs and shapes resembling people - these coffins were then placed in wooden caves.
An excerpt from Discovery Channel Canada's Website
Mt.
Pulog can also be found in the vicinity of Kabayan. It is is touted by
the mountaineering enthusiasts as a mighty mountain to conquer. The ascent
to the majestic and second highest summit in the Philippines offers an
elating and breathtaking experience especially from the scenery of the
sprawling carpet of dwarf bamboo at the peak and the lush mossy forests
composed of dwarf trees, whose trunks and branches are heavily overgrown
with thick layers of mosses, lichens and ferns.
By
virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 75, Mt. Pulog National Park was
officially established on February 20, 1987. This unique mountain ecosystem
embracing several mountain peaks that have watercourses running through
sharp slopes covers 11,550 hectares of public domain that straddles portions
of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Viscaya.
An excerpt from Mt.
Pulag National Park
