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Upstart Production presents Breakups & Breakdowns, an original musical comedy. Book and lyris
by Joel Trinidad, music by Ronnie Fortich. February 18 to March 12, 2011 at Teatrino, Greenhills. a
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BONIFACIO GLOBAL
CITY, 28 October 2010 ---
Upstart Production,
Manila‘s Newest theater
company, hosted a party
tonight at the Establishment
to announce its first major
production: a romantic
musical comedy called
Breakups & Breakdowns,
which will run at Teatrino,
Greenhills from February
18 to March 12, 2011.
The party guests – which
included theater patrons,
bloggers, sponsors, show
buyers and members of the
press – were treated to a
series of raffles (with the
show‘s corporate sponsors
contributing all the prizes),
a special behind-the-
scenes documentary about
Breakups
& Breakdowns, and four
songs from the brand new
show. These songs, which
ranged for funny to poignant,
were performed by the
members of the cast: stage
veteran Joel Trinidad (who
wrote the show with Hong
Kong Disneyland Musical
Director Ronnie Fortich),
Miss Saigon US/Canada
alumna Emerita Alcid, up-
coming-actor/singer Reuben
Uy, and talented newcomer
Jill Pena (a stand-in for the
theater stalwart Carla
Guevara-Laforteza).
Trinidad, who is also the
Founder and Artistic Director
of Upstart Productions,
promised that the full
production would be funny,
touching, and romantic –
perfect date show for the
Valentine seasons.
UPSTART PRODUCTIONS
is a company of artists
dedicated to the production
of edgy, creative, and
engaging material on stage,
on screen, online, and
wherever else we can think
of. The brainchild of local
theater veteran Joel
Trinidad (in that he was the
one who thought of the cool
name), Upstart is a haven
for artists and audiences
who want to shake things
up, just a little bit. Whether
it’s an exciting original work
or a brash of new take on
an exciting one, we’re here
to start an artistic uprising –
but never at the expense of
entertainment. Because at
Upstart, we believe that a
work of art can be profound
without being pretentious,
creative without being
confusing, and brainy
without being boring.
(Because really, if it’s not
fun, then what’s the point?)
(Synopsis of the Musical)
WHAT?
MARK, a young playwright, is
putting the finishing touches on a
play about finding the ONE
PERFECT GIRL. The story is
thinly – veiled retelling of his failed
relationship with NINA, who,
unbeknownst to MARK, is starting
to miss him, just a little.
DEREK, Mark‘s roommate and
best friend, thinks that Mark would
be better off actually meeting
women instead of just writing
about them, and is convinced that
Mark should get out of his
unhealthy funk and back in The
Game.
Derek himself is a notorious
playboy, an expert at The Game.
But that was before he started
dating SANDY. Gorgeous and
flirtatious, yet apparently
uninterested in commitment.
Sandy is a female Derek – and It‘s
driving him crazy. He doesn‘t
know that Sandy, whose last
boyfriend left her because she was
too needy, earnest, and available,
is also playing The
Game, and is only feigning
aloofness to keep Derek
interested.
One stormy night, while Derek
is on a date with Sandy, Mark
settles in for another night of
perfecting his play. Suddenly,
there is a knock on the door. It
is Nina, soaking wet. Her car
has stalled in the storm
somewhere nearby, and that
she has no place else to go.
After a few moments of
awkward conversation, it slowly
becomes clear that there may
still be something between
them…
…but just then, Derek and
Sandy arrive unexpectedly, and
everyone is surprised to
discover that Sandy is someone
Mark used to know. Someone
he used to call by another
name, back when she was a
little too needy and a little too
earnest and a little too
available.
Back when he was Mark‘s
girlfriend…

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 4 TRAVEL AND TOURISM
-Edgar E. Arbozo
I have considered Sulvec as my home
since I first saw four decades ago. Iwas
about six years young when my late
mother brought us all, her children, there
from Manila because she had to teach in a
fisheries school that has just opened a few
years back.
At first glance, one cannot but fall in love
with the sheer magnificence of the place,
nestled amid majestic mountains with its
narrow flatland poignant with the eternal
kisses of the waves vibrated by China Sea.
My memories in childhood are vibrant with
my first real close happenstances with
nature in Sulvec. Having been born and
bred in the urban hub of Makati where I
spent the earliest juvenile years, my early
life in Sulvec was the paramount
encounter with nature every child could
ever wish.
My first morning in Sulvec lingers clearly in
my memory. After a few hours of sleep
after a grueling 8-hour trip from Manila, I
woke up with a crisp sea breeze amidst
the green lush of nearby hills and
mountains. The first thing I did, in the
middle of the desolate thought that there
might be wild animals inhabiting the forests
nearby, was to follow the musical sound of
the sea waves barely a few meters away,
antiphoned by the joyful chirping of birds.
Upon reaching the shore, I was awed by
presence of a battered wharf, with its
Naimbag nga
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ili nga Narvacan!
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antiquated stillness protruding towards
the calm waterfront. Later, I was to learn
that it is called pantalan by the natives of
the place, build by the Japanese during
their imperial occupation of the
Philippines during World War II, where
their warships once anchored. The
seascape is in itself splendid, the wharf
accentuating the cove that provides a
distinct separation from the ocean where
the sea belongs. Not far from the cove
shore, seemingly floating on the pristine
waters, also stands a monumental rock
that adds hue and color to every sunrise
and sunset in the beach, the famous
rock named Paraiso ni Juan which later
became a familiar location in
many Fernando Poe, Jr. blockbuster
films. Back dropping the waterfront
is the resplendent mountain
named Bantay Abot (an Ilocano
term meaning mountain hole), shaped like a
huge ship positioned upside down, said to
be the place where a cave leads to a
thousand passages to various other
mountains caves and locations in the whole
of Ilocos Sur province. Bantay Abot is
likewise legendary for its shape is
associated with the belief that it is where the
town of Narvacan,where Sulvec is located,
got its name.History has it that Narvacan
was discovered by a Spanish expeditionary
force sent from Vigan by the military
officer and navigator, Captain Juan de
Salcedo. The Spanish expeditionary force
was shipwrecked along the town's coast.
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and Family
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When they were being rescued by the
natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what
was the name of their place. Not Bantay Abot in the middle of a
understanding a single Spanish word, the thunderstorm, hiking to the volcano-shaped
resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect hill named Bantay Tirad(literally meaning
by asking the Spaniards "Nalbakan?" (Are sharp mountain) a little farther north towards
you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought the mountain ranges of the Cordilleras.
this to be the answer to their question, and I also enjoyed the cool waters of the various
from then on the place was referred to as waterfalls hidden in forests; savoring the
Narvacan. fruits of its flora such as wild vegetables and
wild berries during the rainy days (I
When I grew a little older, while mastering the remember gathering red wild fruits locally
Ilocano language and adapting the local called allagat with friends in the forests of
culture, I became familiar with practically all Bantay Abot until I was in my teens).
the curves and corners and every nook and Planting rice and vegetables with friends, I
cranny of Sulvec, discovering every creeks also learned how it is to be a farmer, how
and river tributaries teeming with fauna, hard it is to grow..
having injured by sharp stones to and
overcoming my fear of heights by climbing up
the steep stairs to Paraisoni Juan, braving the
peak of Continue to next page…
Umuna unay,agyamantayo ken Apo Dios Greetings from:
ti panangbayabay na kadatayo ditoy COUNCILORS
barangay tayo a Sulvec para itinatalinaay Mario C. Cabasal
Luzviminda C. Ramos
a panagpipili. Maikadua, agyamankami Loure Mar Jann A. Cano
met kadakayo amin a kabarangayanmi Leonito C. Cabasal
Francisca C. Antonio
Iti intedyo a talek, tulong ken suporta Sancho L. Camero
kadakami a napagasatan.Dawatenmi Monico C. Brillantes
manen ti nataltalged a kompiansa yo
kadakami tapno maipaganetnet ti
napudpudno, nasaysayaat, ken
napinpintas manen a serbisio mi para ti
pagimbagan ti saan laeng a maymaysa no
di ket ti kadagupan ti amin nga umili ken
bumarangay ti Sulvec.Namnamaenmi
ngarud ti naimpapusoan a pannakikaysa
yo kadakami tapno ti napintas a sirmata
mi para ti panagdur-as ti barangay tayo
ket agballaigi.
Thank you very much and advance Merry
Christmas to all.Agbiag ti Barangay
Sulvec. Cecilia C. Bedar
Barangay Captain
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tobacco, watering the seedlings with long The Narvacan School of Fisheries was
water hoses during summer in fields without established in 1964 by virtue of R.A. 3476
irrigation system, gather tobacco leaves to authored by the late Congressman Pablo C.
prepare them for baking or pugon. Sanidad. It has an area of more than ten
(10) hectares which was donated by three
Through the constant exposure to the sea, I big-hearted people of Sulvec– the place
learned to swim early, diving towards the where the school is presently located. It is
colorful coral garden in the deep of Sulvec now the College of Fisheries and Marine
cove which I also noticed to be partially Sciences of the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State
damaged by dynamite fishing which became College and it is where my mother taught for
rampant when I was a child. I later learned 20 long years and where I and all my other
how to catch fish in various Sulvec ways five siblings studied and graduated in high
(sigay, daklis, pana, kabog, bukatot, school.
tabukol), and enjoyed eating in different
menus the various species of fish and When my mother retired, we left the place
fishery by-products, sea shells and for good but with a heavy heart. We have
seaweeds that teemed in the richness of considered it our home and it is where our Brgy. San Antonio, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
Sulvec cove. beliefs and values were founded, where our Contact Number: (077)732-0182
struggles and victories were fought and
Sulvec is located in the westernmost tip of
won, where the fond
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, a few kilometers away
memories of our
from the Ilocos Sur-Abrajunction. Sulvec
childhood and
beach is a popular lounging spot for
adulthood took
vacationers and is near the Narvacan
place.
Tourism Lounge. Tourists also visit the
Sulvec Watchtower, a brick tower that was
Sulvec beach is
built by Spaniards to warn the town of
where we spent
pirates coming from offshore.
hundreds and
During the Spanish colonial era, Juan
thousands of Garden Resort -
afternoons watching
Miguel de Salcedo befriended the small tribe
the world‘s most
of indigenous valley peoples that resided in
beautiful sunset, so
the area while Spanish families established
colorful and
a township in 1576. As part of the modern
romantic as it kisses
township, a Roman Catholic parish was
the sea, submerge
established by the Augustinian religious
order on April 25, 1587. The Narvacan
in it and disappear Brgy. Sulvec, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
in the horizon.
parish would become one of the first Roman
Catholic parishes in present-day Ilocos Sur.
For more information contact-
It is where the dusk
is replaced by the Mobile No.: 0928-781-6070
Narvacan was organized under the
darkness lit by
traditions of the royal government of Spain.
bonfires, the dark
The Habsburg royal family served as
sky adorned with
the heads of state which in turn appointed
bright stars and
Santiago de Vera as President of the Royal
constellations. It is
Audiencia — governor over the region in
where the music is
which Narvacan was situated. In 1589,
the endless sound
Governor Vera appointed Nicolas de
of the breaking
Figueroa as the first Encomendero de
waves as the calm

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Narvacan— principal administrator of the
waters infinitely
town and its neighbors in
caress the sandy
the encomienda system. His role eventually
shores.
evolved into the office of alcalde —royal
mayor of Narvacan.

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The Renaissance City
Arco Triumfal dela Republika
Malolos Arts Scene
Desposorio ritual of
Sining Bulakenyo
A modern dance interpretation of
WOW Dancers of Malolos
. "Senaculo" tradition
during Holy Week
Reenact ment of Malolos
Congress by Malolos
theater artists
"Walang Sugat" sarsuela of
Barasoain Kalinangan
"Las Maloleñas", a Musical
tribute to Women of Malolos
Sayaw-Panasahan by
MHPNHS Dance Troupe
Empanada de kaliskis
Malolos
Malolos Traditional Delicacies
Traditional Delicacies
ensaymada lechon de leche
Barasoain Church
Bayan ng Malolos Tahanan ng mga Bautista Tahanan ng mga Cervantes
MAYOR CHRISTIAN D. NATIVIDAD
Renaissance…rebirth… revival… resurgence …new
beginning.
A new dawn has come to the City of Malolos. The
very rich historical and cultural heritage has come to
the fore as one of the development agenda of the
City.
Having stated the city‘s cultural and tourism vision:
―Malolos... the cradle of democracy; the sanctuary
of Excellent Artists; the paradise of Golden
Heritage; the heart of Filipino Culture....The
Renaissance City of the Philippines!‖, the City
Mayor‘s Office- City Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth &
Sports Office (CMO-CTACYSO) strategically planned
a ten (10)-year program to realize the rebirth of the
Golden Era of Malolos. Dubbed as ―The
Renaissance City of Malolos‖, we commit to pursue
the revival and full- flowering of the city‘s historical
and cultural heritage, thus seeing all these as an
advantage for economic and tourism development of
the city.
Cradle of Democracy. Historically, Malolos is the
site of the first democratic constitution in Asia and
Africa. It boasts of having the Barasoain Church as
the venue of the 1898 Malolos Congress which gave
birth to the first Philippine Republic in 1899 and
Basilica Minore Church (formerly Malolos Cathedral)
as the ‗official residence‘ of the first President Emilio
Aguinaldo. Also, the cluster of old houses in the
Poblacion served as revolutionary offices during the
Republic. Moreover, the city was home to many
heroic sons and daughters who fought during the
1896 Philippine Revolution in the likes of Gen.
Isidoro Torres, Mariano Crisostomo, and Ramon
de Leon among others… and the twenty-one (21)
Women of Malolos who bravely pioneered in the
reform movement against Spanish feudal rule.
Indeed, Malolos played a very significant role in the
discovery of Filipino nationhood.
A sanctuary of excellent artists. Malolos is home to
National Artists Guillermo Tolentino, the sculptor of
―Monumento‖ in Calolocan City and the UP Oblation
in Diliman, Q,C., and Ernani Cuenco, the composer
of the Filipino modern-classics like ―Gaano Kita
inipit Kamahal‖ ―Kalesa‖ and ―Bato sa Buhangin‖. It is also
the hometown of famous contemporary artists like the
Former President Joseph Ejercito-Estrada, Joey de
Leon, Eddie Katindig, 2007 WYCOPA champion Aria
Clemente, Michelle Madrigal, Salvador ‖Buddy‖
Ching, Nicanor Tiongson, Dez Bautista, among
others; nationally famous cultural organizations like:
2004
Museo de Casa Real Malolos City Hall
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Gawad CCP Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc.
(BKFI) and Bulacan Dularawan Foundation for
theater; 2006 TAYO awardee Sining Bulakenyo and
BSU Lahing Kayumanggi for folk dance; NAMCYA
awardees BSU Saring Himig, CEU Chorale
Ensemble & GKA awardees Koro Bulakenyo for
chorale singing; and various award-winning visual
artists of Bahaghari ng Malolos, among others…
these are home-grown art groups and individuals
who actively participated in the growth of Filipino
arts and culture.
A Paradise of Golden Heritage. The city takes
pride on the abundance of its century- old houses
that display unique architectural structures and
designs. Religious traditions like Senaculo,
Salubong, Desposorio and Panunuluyan are still
being practiced in major churches and in the
barangays. Traditional arts like Inukit (wood carves),
Borlas de Pastillas (paper-cuts), Palaspas and Puni
(decorative crafts) has been revived by Puni de
Malolos, a group who specializes on the
preservation of Malolos artistic heritage. Old cuisine
like Lechon de Leche, Estofadong Pabo,
Hamonadong Malolos, Pochero, Adobo and other
historical dishes are being revived and promoted by
culinary guru Tita Mila Enriquez’ protégées.
Pastries and delicacies like Enseimada de Malolos,
Empanada de Kaliskis, Pilipit and Pastillas de
Leche are still the favorites in local bakeshops and
food stores. The traditional Sarswela musicale is
being revived by BKFI who envisions Malolos City
as the Sarswela capital of the country.
Certainly, in all these cultural conditions, anybody
who pays a visit at the historic Malolos will not only
experience history but renewal… not only learning
but appreciation… not only pleasure but
bewilderment…. It is the rebirth of our heart and
spirit as Filipino.
We invite you to visit us… and experience to re-
learn the glorious past… to understand the present
… and to encourage a brighter future for our
children… Welcome to the Renaissance City of
Malolos.
It is our history… our tradition… our culture…
and it makes the difference.
Mabuhay!
CHRISTIAN D. NATIVIDAD
City Mayor of Malolos
Basilica de Malolos (Malolos
Cathedral Church)
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Bantay Arcade
Bantay is one of the
Municipalities of the first
District of Ilocos Sur, situated
just northeast (or as a
gateway) of Vigan, the
Provincial Capital. It lies within
the latitude 17‘33‘ to 17‘40‘
and longitude 120‘31‘. It is
bounded on the North by
Municipalities of San
Ildefonso, Sto. Domingo and
Magsingal; on the South by
Abra river and a portion of
Vigan; on the West of San
Vicente and partly by Vigan;
and on the East by the
Province of Abra and by
Santa. Traversed via the
Manila north road (MNR),
Banaty is approximately 138
kilometers north of San
Fernando, La Union, the
regional center, and 403
kilometers away from Manila.
The naming of the town as a
Local Government Unit has
two versions. One, some
people believed that it was
named ―bantay‖ after its
natural and physical features,
meaning, mountain, because
of its hilly and mountainous
terrain, particularly at its
eastern portion. Second, the
other explanation is link to the
Holy Shrine of the famous and
miraculous image of our Lady
of Charity, which was brought
to Bantay, Tagalogs and
Zambals would come to town
claiming for the Holy Shrine
and the image of our Lady of
Charity but even with their
might and efforts, they were
not able to move or posses the
miraculous image. Instead,
they left Bantay with the notion
and belief that the Holy Shrine
was meant purposely, and the
miraculous image of the virgin
intended to remain, for the
residents of Bantay only,
therein to remainforever to
―guard‖ the place. Thus,
evolved the name of the town
as – Bantay -, meaning,
Guardian.
The town was founded by the
Spaniards in 1593 and was
first established by the
Augustinian friars. It is one of
the thirty-four (34) towns of the
Province of Iloos Sur and was
formerly part of Vigan.
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However, it became so
prosperous that during the
American regime, it was
constituted as a separate
political subdivision, hence, the
legal basis of its juridical Assisted by: DTI and DOST
existence is the MAURA LAW
of 1893.
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during the Spanish rule. In fact, .Ilocos Vinegar
one of the Augustinian friars, Fr.
Franciso Lopez, a great
Augustinian Philologist, with the
help of Pedro Bucaneg, the NAT’L HIGWAY, TALEB, ILOCOS SUR MOBILE NO.: 0917-421-5647
blind genius of the Ilocano
tongue who was from this place,
labored hard to translate the
Bellarmine Catechism originally Experience Nature’s Cure…
A quite escape from work and stress,
written by Robert Cardinal
Bellarmin. The book was
approved at the Bantay convent
a taste of Ilocano hospitality and food at…
in 1616, printed in Malayan
script and Spanish Alphabet,
was first published in 1621. The
Bellarmin Catechism was the
first book in Ilocano to be
printed and its influence on the
morality, culture, and language
of the entire Ilocos is
immeasurable.
Not long before the coming of
the Japanese, the people of
Bantay were divided into two
opposing groups called the
Westerners and the Easterners.
The national road going to the
North, which is located at the
Poblacion, was then known to
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prevailed between the two
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of social intercourse or to ask
help. This dissenting spirit only
ceased after the battle of the
Greater East Asia and of the co-
prosperity sphere, the
aggressors of whom where the
Japanese who occupied the
Brgy. Aggay, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Philippines in 1941. In their
evacuation places in the
mountain ad remote barrios, the
two opposing groups finally
decided to bury their hatred and
fought united against the
Japanese aggressors.
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In 1792, Captain George came to
Pacific Northwest region to search
Northwest Passage. He mapped and
surveyed the area that is now downtown
Vancouver, giving various parts British
names. He returned to his native England
little imagining that is less than one
hundred years his name would be
immortalized in that rugged wilderness.
Sixteen years later, following the course
of the river that today bears his name,
Simon Fraser arrived in what is now
Marpole. He was searching for Columbia
River and have determined that this was
not Columbia and confronted by hostile
Indians, he turned back in
disappointment the same day. However,
the area was opened by these overland
explorations and the arrival of Hudson's
Bay Company and later the gold rush,
began the influx of white men and the
beginning of permanent settlement.
For approximately the next sixty years,
the Western part of Burrard Inlet was
largely ignored. Granville, as it was
known, was little more than an
appendage to New Westminster and
seemed destined to remain so.
Settlements grew mainly to the East in
Fort Langley and New Westminster, until
about the mid 1860s, when the lumber
mills at Granville with their thirsty worker,
caught the eye of "Gassy" Jack Deighton.
He set up saloon in what is know as
Gastown. At this time as well, John
Martin, William Hailstone and Samuel
Brighouse pre-empted 550 acres of land
adjoining Burrard Inlet. For their audacity
in staking land so far from the center of
things, they were laughingly dubbed
"Three Greenhornes". Today, that land
comprises the whole of Vancouver's
West End. With the coming of railroad,
the importance of Granville was ensured
and in 1886, it was incorporated as city of
Vancouver. Almost immediately it was
razed by fire and the city fathers,
undaunted, set up city hall in a tent. It
was at this time that the land that is
Stanley Park was set aside for public
use, an act for which Vancouverites and
visitors alike must be eternally grateful.
Railroad was finally completed in 1887,
bringing a boom of expansion and the
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most precious commodity of all-
immigrants. Today, the large variety of
ethnic background in Vancouver adds
immeasurably to the atmosphere of the
city and is evidenced in the fine array of
restaurants and the many important
stores.
Shipping increased to meet the railroad
and Vancouver soon became Canada's
main West coast seaport. Although
Vancouver is about one hundred years
old, an infant among the world's cities,
this mood of expansion has continued,
until today Greater Vancouver area is
made up of Vancouver, Burnaby, New
Westminster, West Vancouver, Port
Moody, Richmond, Coquitlam, Port
Coquitlam, Surrey, White Rock and
Delta. This area make it the third largest
city in Canada, after Toronto and
Montreal. Furs and gold no longer
motivate people to come to Vancouver,
but development continues at a rapid
pace. As well as being great seaport,
Vancouver is a center for the ever-
expanding industries of British Columbia
and continues to attract growing numbers
of tourists.
Today the sea forms an integral part of
life in Vancouver. Ocean-going freighters
dock here, carrying goods to and from all
parts of Canada. The mouth of Fraser is
host to much of the coast fishing fleet
and the many docks and marinas attest
to the popularity of recreational boating.
The pioneering spirit, which carved a
metropolis from the wilderness exists
today in the mood of bustling prosperity
evident in Vancouver. This in
combination with mild climate and
beautiful natural setting make Vancouver
one of the most areas in Canada for
residents and tourists alike.
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