Ivatans are the people of Batanes. Batanes is the group of islands in the northern part of Philippines. They are ethnolinguistic group with a language of their own. Despite that, Ivatans can also understand and speak Tagalog,Ilokano and English.
Ivatans are famous by their rock houses. Compared to the wood, bamboo, nipa huts of other tribes, Ivatans houses are made up of limestones with a roof of very thickcogon grass. It was built against the harm weather of Batanes. Batanes is also called the gateway of storms. Most typhoons in the country passes in this group of islands that is why houses must be very strong against the weather awry.
Ivatans wear a headresses calledvacul. it is made up of abaca used to protect them against the sun, rain and wind. Ivatans are kind people. In fact, there is an honesty store residing here. There is no one manning the store but customers keep on coming putting their payment and getting their right exact change. The Spanish influence in this place is very much preserved like the old ages of Spanish colonization. People are already inside their houses by 6 pm. There are almost zero crime rate. If you like to visit a safe place with kind-heart people, don't forget to take a closer look of the Ivatans of Batanes
