In the coastal town of Paoay , Ilocos Norte you will find one of the oldest churches in the Philippines, the St. Augustine Church, more popularly called Paoay Church. The Church was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Paoay Church is famous for its distinctive gothic, baroque and oriental architecture. It has thick walls that were built of coral stones and bricks and sealed by hard lime mortar which was made by mixing sand and lime with molasses boiled with mango leaves, leather and rice straw for two nights.

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