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Many visitors to Lianga, especially those from the city, cannot get enough of the lush greenery that characterizes the countryside just outside of the town. The green is not only in the rice fields and the coconut farms but also in the thickly forested mountains and hills. After a spell of rain, the vividness of the green can be so startling that it can overwhelm the senses and look unreal as if the whole countryside had been dipped in green paint or as if a mad artist with a consuming obsession for that color had ran amok and redrawn the landscape using some variety of three-dimensional PhotoShop.
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Lianga's most common form of public transportation within the town environs is the tricycad. The word is derived from English word, tricycle, and the Bisayan term, sikad, which means "to pedal or kick". Tricycads were originally foot-powered bicycles with covered sidecars for passengers but later evolved into larger, motorized versions capable of seating from four to even ten or more people. Most tricycads are powered by small, noisy, two-stroke gasoline engines with an elaborate belt and pulley system for transferring power to the drive wheel but some models already have modified gear transmission systems that enable them to carry bigger loads and travel longer distances.
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Much of Lianga's main streets are peppered by old houses which date back to the middle of the last century and even earlier. These give the town an retro or Old World ambiance that visitors seldom find anywhere else in that part of Mindanao. When one strolls around the town, it is easy to imagine oneself being transported back in time to fifty or sixty years ago. Only the ubiquitous streetlights and ever present television aerials on the rooftops spoil the illusion.
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The fact that beach resorts in the Lianga area are become more popular destinations for many weekend holidaymakers from its part of eastern Mindanao has forced many local resort owners to be more innovative in their ways to attract customers and their hard earned money. This floating beach cottages in Pugad have become a popular tourist draw for those guests who favor something out of the ordinary in beach accommodations.
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Many visitors to Lianga, especially those from the city, cannot get enough of the lush greenery that characterizes the countryside just outside of the town. The green is not only in the rice fields and the coconut farms but also in the thickly forested mountains and hills. After a spell of rain, the vividness of the green can be so startling that it can overwhelm the senses and look unreal as if the whole countryside had been dipped in green paint or as if a mad artist with a consuming obsession for that color had ran amok and redrawn the landscape using some variety of three-dimensional PhotoShop.
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