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La Union, Philippines
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Aringay (pronounced uh-ring-guy) is a town in La Union.
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The main coastal promenade in Aringay, with grayish sand stretching from the boundary with Caba to the north down to the Aringay River estuary.
Aringay Church
Aringay's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in 1736 and extensively repaired following World War II damage. The plaza in front of the church was a battleground during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish in 1898.
Salapac Tunnel
An long unfinished tunnel built by the Philippine National Railways as part of a planned extension the railway line from Manila towards San Fernando, which was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and was instead used as a bomb shelter by the Japanese.
The highest point in Aringay, it is a peak of a mountain ridge bisected by the Aringay River. Its conical summit looms over the town and is a designated forest reserve and hiking spot.
Sangbay Falls
An estuarine lagoon lined with mangrove forests on the boundary with Agoo.
A terraced rice farm on the slopes of the Cordillera Mountain Range overlooking the boundary with Tuba in Benguet province.
ACES
The administrative building of the town's main primary school is an American-era bungalow (commonly known as the Gabaldon) dating from between 1907 to 1912.
Aringay is along Route 2 (Manila North Road), the main thoroughfare in La Union. Buses heading to San Fernando and other locations further north in the Ilocos Region also ply this highway.
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