What Caluya can offer!

Photo taken from Google

Photo taken from Google

Caluya is an isolated town at the northern part of Antique Province. The town is composed of a group of islands approximately 36 kms off the coast of Panay mainland. The most famous of the islands is Semirara, where one of the largest coal mine in Asia can be found. To reach the island, you need to ride a boat going to Caluya. The boat is made of wood and looks like a regular pumpboat, a local motorized outrigger, and can hold almost a hundred people plus the cargo. They called it "Lancha" or Barge. 

Caluya Municipal Hall
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Finally arrive at the island, you will be impressed with the raw beauty of it. Far from expectation. Caluya Municipal Hall was surprisingly grand considering the isolated location of the town. It looks like a reception building of fancy resort. Also, most of dwellings in town were concrete houses.

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Seaweed farming is the main livelihood of the townsfolk.

This is where they get their income which is actually much more higher than fishing. That is why, they can afford to send their children to school in the mainland. They grow seaweeds by attaching the stems to a long string, which are suspended in the water using the styrofoam. A vast seaweed farm systems covers hundreds of hectares of Caluya waters. You can also found in the island colorful sea urchins known to them as "tirik" which is their favorite delicacy. You can just eat the meat by scraping it with your fingers. It tastes salty and sweet flavors.

Coconut Crabs
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Caluya is known for its famous Coconut Crabs. The locals called it "tatus". It looks like a mutated spider with claws. 

After your adventure in the island you can stay at the pension houses. 

All of these you can experience it if you will try to visit the island, Caluya!