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Camp Mariano

Camp Mariano is a summer camp along the Pan-Philippine Highway to Koronadal in South Cotabato.


Next to the camp entrance is where locals or visitors to the province spend lovely afternoons -


enjoying a dessert called buko salad


Buko is a Filipino word for young coconut. There are variations among ingredients. This one includes ube ice cream and jam, sweet banana and leche flan.


Around Camp Mariano are little huts selling coconut vinegar and salted fish; root crops like camote (sweet potato) and turnip.


The sign on the tree house says "Live Christ, Share Christ." Having lived in a Buddhist country for 16 years now, I felt a bit strange but cheerful reading that. And then I knew something: I was reconnecting with Christian culture. I was home.

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  1. KarenJanuary 27, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Very colourful food, what is it?

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  2. HazelJanuary 27, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    A Filipino dessert called buko salad.

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  3. LolaJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:44 PM

    So delicious-looking!

    Visiting from Blue Monday

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    Hi Hazel,

    How interesting! Thanks for sharing. I added your photo for you.

    Happy Blue Monday!

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  5. TessJanuary 27, 2014 at 10:16 PM

    That looks very yummy! Beautiful choice for Blue Monday.

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  6. Healy HarpsterJanuary 27, 2014 at 11:04 PM

    Oh my! I want some of the buko salad!

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  7. LVJanuary 27, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    Thanks for a journey through interesting trip through your lens.

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  8. Little Wandering WrenJanuary 28, 2014 at 9:10 PM

    Hi Hazel
    I bet that buko salad is delicious. We are seeing a bit of Bangkok on the news at the moment, I hope you are away from the troubles.
    Wren x

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  9. Roger Owen GreenJanuary 29, 2014 at 10:34 AM

    what a COLORFUL drink!
    ROG, ABCW

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  10. ellen bJanuary 29, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Fun choice for the letter C. Looks like a great spot to be refreshed!

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  11. HildredJanuary 29, 2014 at 12:15 PM

    Ice cream and jam and sweet banana! Sounds good to me...

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  12. Leslie:January 29, 2014 at 12:18 PM

    What a fun looking camp!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  13. AnnJanuary 29, 2014 at 8:12 PM

    It's so good to be home!!!! That salad looks so good.
    Ann

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  14. HannahJanuary 31, 2014 at 7:00 PM

    How enjoyable to see your warm sunny tropics, and the delicious colorful food!

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