Canoeing the rugged, boulder-strewn Pagsanjan River, which cuts through the jungle-clad mountains 200 kilometres south of Manila, offers visitors a colourful and spectacular glimpse of isolated village life in the Philippines. The river has for centuries been the lifeblood for thousands of Filipinos who cling to its narrow banks and steep gorges. It provides an abundance of fish for food and a never-ending flow of water for drinking and washing, and for the irrigation of rice paddies and other crops. The Pagsanjan is also the sole route for the transportation of goods and people to the valleys beyond the lowlands of Laguna. In recent years the villagers have been able to earn revenue from the river by using it for sightseeing trips for tourists. ABOVE: Colourful canoes surrounded by large boulders in one of the river’s many canyons. TOP RIGHT: Youngsters enjoying themselves in the shallows opposite one of the many villages. BOTTOM RIGHT: Freshly cut bamboo being lashed for its journey downstream to Laguna. Photographs by LES BLOXHAM
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Press, 29 August 1986, Page 21
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169Canoeing the rugged, boulder-strewn Pagsanjan River, which cuts through the jungle-clad mountains 200 kilometres south of Manila, offers visitors a colourful and spectacular glimpse of isolated village life in the Philippines. The river has for centuries been the lifeblood for thousands of Filipinos who cling to its narrow banks and steep gorges. It provides an abundance of fish for food and a never-ending flow of water for drinking and washing, and for the irrigation of rice paddies and other crops. The Pagsanjan is also the sole route for the transportation of goods and people to the valleys beyond the lowlands of Laguna. In recent years the villagers have been able to earn revenue from the river by using it for sightseeing trips for tourists. ABOVE: Colourful canoes surrounded by large boulders in one of the river’s many canyons. TOP RIGHT: Youngsters enjoying themselves in the shallows opposite one of the many villages. BOTTOM RIGHT: Freshly cut bamboo being lashed for its journey downstream to Laguna. Photographs by LES BLOXHAM Press, 29 August 1986, Page 21
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