PLACES OF INTERESTS

the liveliest place in TOWN ! interesting, picturesque, and and fully loaded with the island's local color!	Carbon Market is a shopper's paradise for the poor as well as the wealthy.
BIRDS for sale	Native chickens for pets or roasted dinner...your choice!
one can buy very inexpensive, beautiful handicrafts made from local materials at cheaper than wholesale prices	Carbon Market got it's name in the last 18th century during the time when people used steam to generate electricity. They used this area to dump heaps of carbon waste. So the whole area turned out to be a mountain of Carbon.Thus, it derived it' s name, Carbon market.
they have a wide variety of products, like "kalamansi", a miniature lime, fruits, salt, and local newspapers and magazines.	If you come here shopping, don't forget to buy dried fish for your Filipino friends and relatives abroad. This is one "pasalubong" they will surely appreciate. If you are lucky enough to get through customs. It has a horrible smell, but they'll surely love you for this present.
Nowadays, they dont have piles of Carbon anymore. Instead, it is occupied by merchants from different parts of the islands, selling everything from A-Z. But it's character has not diminished through the years. It still lives up to it's name - a dark, dinghy, and "dirty" like Carbon.	the vendors eat their lunch,while my friend Adele goes shopping for gifts.
Is your mouth watering yet???? Various fruits from the countryside are sold here. Do you want your green mangos with salt or "bago-ong"??? In the Philippines, we have a large assortment of rice: brown, red, yellow, white, etc..we eat rice three meals a day, including sweet rice cakes for snacks and dessert.	SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Here you can buy lots of very inexpensive, imported used clothing. Even designer clothes, and winter wears.	Is this a safe area? Basically it is a safe place, however I would advise anyone not to carry their valuables in this area. Please leave your documents and jewelries in the care, or preferably at home..
People from the neighboring islands, and Cebu's locals from the countryside buy their products here.The products normally costs double or triple at retail stores.	"SUKA" a coconut vinegar, cooking oil, garlic, and other spices.
NO.....she is not for sale !!!!	This picture containes a thousand words and evokes a thousand mixed emotions.
This area is worth checking out, if you are really curious the city's true local color.	Hundreds of people come here everyday from all walks of life. Huge hotels, and popular chains of restaurants, as well as well-known establishments buy here too, as it is indeed, the cheapest place in town!