Batanes Province Culture!
The Ivatans are also rich with culture and indigenous traditions. Laji is the oldest traditional Ivatan music. sung without accompaniment during important and happy occasions. Lyrics of the laji are considered the best Ivatan folk poetry. The kalusan is a rowing song sung collectively by the people of Batanes. These are sung by the Ivatans as they work in the fields, row or cut timber. A vachi (or song leader) starts the singing with the opening lines and workers follow with the rest of the song. Some of the oral traditions of the Ivtans are: sisyavak (humorous anecdotes and tales), kabbata (legends), kabbuni (riddles) and pananaban (proverbs).
Historic churches in every town. The churches in Basco, Mahatao, Ivana and Sabtang which were originally decorated in baroque were over 200 years old made of massive mixture of lime and stone.