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Santa Praxedes is a coastal municipality in Cagayan on Luzon, the Philippines. It is the gateway to the Cagayan Valley from Ilocos.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Formerly known as Langangan, Santa Praxedes is located in a valley at the northwesternmost edge of the Cagayan panhandle. It forms the triboundary with Apayao to the south and Ilocos Norte to the west.
Although maps show Santa Praxedes as a coastal municipality along the Babuyan Channel, access to its littoral has historically been blocked by the Cordillera mountains until the construction of a series of trails in the 2020s.
It is home to about 5,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Get in
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Santa Praxedes is along Manila North Road and is the last town in Cagayan before reaching Ilocos Norte. Buses traveling between Cagayan's capital Tuguegarao pass through the town on their way to Ilocos Norte's capital Laoag and other destinations in Ilocos. It is also served by passenger vans and minibuses from Tuguegarao. Travel time from either Tuguegarao or Laoag takes between 3 and 4 hours.
GV Florida operates daily bus trips to Claveria and Abulug from Metro Manila, passing through Santa Praxedes.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of public transport. However, some destinations along the coast are only accessible through rented boats from Taggat in neighboring Claveria.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Portabaga Falls, Portabaga. The main tourist attraction in town, it is a three-level cascade with a total height of 41 feet (12 m) and surrounded by a resort complex.
- 2 Macatel Falls, Macatel. A cascade surrounded by rice fields.
- 3 Mingay Beach, San Juan. The main beach destination in Santa Praxedes, it is a stretch of white sand leading to two separate coves at the terminus of the main road leading from downtown Santa Praxedes to the coast.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Santa Praxedes Public Market, Maharlika Highway, Centro II.
Eat
[edit | edit source]A rare delicacy in town is gamet, seaweed collected by harvesters from the rocky coves along the town's previously inaccessible coast.
Drink
[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Stay safe
[edit | edit source]Stretches of Manila North Road can get blocked by landslides during the rainy season.
Stay healthy
[edit | edit source]There are clinics and a health center run by the municipal government, but the nearest hospitals are in neighboring Sanchez Mira and Pagudpud towns.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town’s postal code is 3521.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Santa Praxedes |
| Laoag ← Pagudpud ← | W  E | → Claveria → Tuguegarao |