Illustration, not a photo of Santa Ana.

Region II (Cagayan Valley) Cagayan

Santa Ana

Cagayan

  • Beach & islands · primary vibe
  • Well known · 4 of 5
  • Dagat ✓

Ano'ng meron?

What's here

Santa Ana is known for the beach, the mountains, waterfalls, heritage and festivals; good for island hopping; maybe diving.

  • BeachStrong
  • FestivalsStrong
  • WaterfallsStrong
  • HeritageStrong
  • MountainsStrong
  • Island hoppingGood
  • DivingMaybe
Why these tags

Beach

From the sources

“The main beach destination in Cagayan Valley, it also hosts a freeport and is the setting of several overseas survival television series.”

Festivals

From the sources

“Every year from May 26 to May 30, the town hosts the Viray Festival, organized by the local government with the support of the regional tourism office and the private sector.”

Heritage

From the sources

“Cape Engaño Lighthouse, also known as Faro de Cabo Engaño (Filipino: Parola ng Tangos Engaño), is a historic lighthouse located at Cape Engaño on Palaui Island in the town of Santa Ana, the province of Cagayan, Philippines.”

Island hopping

From the sources

“In the 2000s, Palaui Island became famous for being the setting of two seasons of the American survival reality TV series Survivor.”

“Those along the Babuyan Channel are dark colored, while the white sand beaches are found along the Pacific coast and in Palaui Island.”

Sentences are from this town's Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles, found by code because they mention the vibe; they are not necessarily the ones the model relied on.

See all vibes and the model's confidence

Vibes

Yes · 75%+Maybe · 50–75%No
BeachStrong · 98%
FestivalsStrong · 98%
WaterfallsStrong · 97%
HeritageStrong · 91%
MountainsStrong · 90%
Island hoppingGood · 89%
Diving?Maybe · 69%
Countryside14%
Surfing9%
Caves5%
Food5%
Hot springs4%
Cool climate2%

Percentages are the model's confidence in what the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage text says (for sea vibes, also the town's Commons photo titles), not a measurement. "Not enough info" means too little was written to say.

How touristy

Well known · 4 of 5
Hidden gemFamous

What the map shows

Map shows 2 waterfalls (Baratubot Falls, Buacag Falls), 19 named peaks up to 779 m, 5 reefs, 1 dive site, 12 named islands.

Named peaks: Mount Tapha, Mount Abriringan, Mount Pasmacanan and Palaui High Peak.

Elevation about 64 m (Wikidata).

Counted from OpenStreetMap inside the town's boundary. This is context only; it doesn't change the vibes. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Mga pasyalan

Places in town

From Wikidata; links go to the Wikipedia article.

How this was judged

Vibes read from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (links go to the exact revisions) and judged by the Jev model. Map facts come from OpenStreetMap.

The model also read the Wikipedia articles of 2 places located here.

For the sea vibes, the model also read the titles and descriptions of the town's photos on Wikimedia Commons.

How the tags were madeAll sources and credits