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Kalinga's Apo Whang-Od: A National Treasure in a Human Zoo
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Kalinga's Apo Whang-Od: A National Treasure in a Human Zoo

Dec 17, 2019 7 min read

Apo Whang-Od is one of the Philippines’ national treasures. Her skills and talent made Buscalan famous for the Kalinga tribe tattoo. I was starstruck to see a living legend, however, disappointed by what tourism has done to an icon. I usually write informative travel blogs but this is one of my critical write ups. Weed or Tattoo? They say there are