• Moncado Hotel: A Charmingly Eccentric Cebu Historic Site
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    Moncado Hotel: A Charmingly Eccentric Cebu Historic Site

    In the heart of Cebu’s Sudlon National Park, there live a strangely beautiful colony. Free from the stress and temptations of modern-day life, this colony, or often labeled as a cult, has been thriving and living harmoniously in Cebu’s highlands for decades. And, like most naïve Cebuanos, I didn’t know that the Moncadistas and their epicenter, Moncado Hotel, exist. While I saw a bunch of Moncado Hotel pictures, I thought it was a former military base or a remnant of the Second World War. But, after a little research, I got a sneak peek into the history and culture of the Moncadistas. Intrigued and beguiled, I gathered my friends, and…