It was a long day. The road from the sparkling white beach of Boracay to the massive Miag-Ao Church in Iloilo didn’t come easy. It was only a few hours after the sun shined down on the azure waters of Boracay when we left earlier in the day and the sun was already preparing to close shop as we alighted for the final time at the day’s destination.

I have seen Miag-Ao Church on various travelogues before and had always wanted to see its almost Aztec-Mayanish façade for myself. I haven’t been to South America and I’m not even sure if it does look anywhere near Aztec or Mayan, but that’s what my mind says to me.