Rosemarie Teresa F.

Pil BSHM – 1
T/F – 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Assignment # 1

1. Attach picture of the chosen Philippines attraction/destination.

2. Create Venn Diagram between the relation of Tourism and Geography.
3. Discuss the impact of tourism in your chosen place (attraction/destination).

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I N T R A M U R O S
BONIFACIO DR & PADRE BURGOS ST, MANILA, LUZON,
PHILIPPINES
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TOURISM
- Also called as the “Walled City” and is one of the oldest
districts of Manila. It was built by the Spaniards and is
bound on all sides by moats and thick, high walls, with
some over 6 meters high. Its churches and streets are
untouched by the winds of modernization.
- Inside intramuros, there are many activities to do even
for a single day, like praying at San Augustine Church,
using a bamboo bike to tour around the place, eating at
the newly opened Cafe Intramuros that offers hot and
cold beverages, mains, snacks, and desserts, visiting
Casa Manila, a museum that depicts life during the
Spanish occupation in the country, exploring Museo de
Intramuros that has different exhibits of artworks and
artifacts featuring our country’s religion and history,
enjoying strolling while riding a kalesa/ horse carriage, a
traditional mode of transportation in the country, and
lastly, enjoying a feast at the La Cathedral Cafe to satisfy
your food cravings.
GEOGRAPHY
- The pentagonal walls, seven gates, and
small plazas that distinguish Intramuros from
the surrounding Malay and Americanized
districts of Manila have been restored,
together with a few pewiod houses. Located
south of the Pasig River and east of Manila
Bay. With its 0.67-square-kilometer historic
walled are within the city of Manila, the capital
of the Philippines.
- The fortifications of Intramuros comprises
several parts, the front facing the sea and the
river, which were less elaborate and complex,
and three-sided land front with its
corresponding bastions.

TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
- Tourism greatly impacts Intramuros because it helps acknowledge the happenings of our ancestors lives
and the colonization of the Spaniards. It remains a relevant setting in history and continues to become an
exemplary site for understanding the Spanish influence on Filipino identity. It is also good that they preserve
the place because, aside from their architectural value, they also embody our values, our cultural identity, and
historic continuity. On the negative side, the story of the history inside Intramuros opens the discussion for
dark tourism, which involves visiting sites associated with death and suffering. Tourism also caused traffic
congestion and pollution, which made the locals in the area feel suffocated.