Barre du rio de Gigaquit [Huge Wave of G..]

Description

wood engraving. View from Voyages aux Philippines de Dr. J. Montano 1879-81, one of the classics of French scientific exploration of the Philippines.

Gigaquit lies in Surigao del Norte, Northeast Mindanao. The name is derived from the words gigad (meaning “shore”) and gakit (meaning “bamboo raft”) and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.