When I first heard of Colors of Stobosa, I really thought that it's a place somewhere in Europe. It does sound European or is it just me? 😂 But when I did some digging, I found out it's actually the acronym of three sitios in Barangay Balili, La Trinidad, Benguet that participated in a large-scale artwork project by the road. The three sitios are Stonehill, Botiw-Botiw and Sadjap. Thus, StoBoSa!
I haven't seen in person what this place looked like before it was painted but if you Google, a lot of before and after photos of this part of La Trinidad are readily available. Go check it out and without a doubt, you'll agree with me that it's an eyesore. Unfortunately, its before state was impossible to miss because it just stood out in all the wrong ways. Imagine tiny and huge houses piling up one after the other by the hillside all in different colors and shapes. It's just chaos. Who would have thought that it'll be a famous tourist spot when you go to Benguet at present? If you're a fan of art, this might even look familiar. In fact, this project of the Department of Tourism (DOT) way back in 2016 was inspired by the Gamcheon Cultural Village in Busan, South Korea, and the Favela Paint Project in Brazel. Although these two that I've mentioned looked better and are bigger projects (in my opinion), I can tell how proud the local government unit, DOT, and the locals are of the feat!
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Oh,.it was impossible not to notice this during the Baguio trip unless you are sleeping.
Though I haven't got a chance to take some photos the last time I visited Baguio.
The houses at the hillside were also beautiful at night time. The blinking lights looks like stars
Ang ganda niya pong tingnan..pero parang nakakatakot naman tumira diyan po.
At first,I thought this place is somewhere outside Philippines. Those colorful houses made it attractive. Not a slum area right?
That's really beautiful, the colors blend well and the beauty it added to that place is huge.
I can picture what the place looks like without those colors because we have a places like that in my country as well and it would be great of the same thing can be done here.
Great shots.
Wow, what an amazing place, so much colours… wonderful.
Thanks for sharing @patsitivity 👋🏻😊
Happy day to you!
Wow! Vibrant and so colorful place😍
What a wonderful place it is Ma'am @patsitivity ... I'm long to visit that one day.😌
At the first glance I said the place is familiar. I never been there but i saw this place in my cousin's picture. She was there.
The colorful houses are really attractive. I like the color combination.
I've recently visited Burano (Italy) which is famous for the colorful houses that can be seen there but now seeing your post Burano is a kid in comparison with this place haha :)
Qué lugar tan colorido y lindo! Gracias por compartir!
Nakita ko din yan dati.
Ang ganda tignan nyan.
Naisip ko lang dati nung nakita ko yan na buti na lang may koopersyon lahat ng members ng community nila.
And it made their community a beautiful place to look at.
All are in paint 😍 So cool! Gonna search more photos from there :)
This is the first time seeing this place and only through this post I learned about Colors of Stobosa. I'm learning a lot from this community.