An island of about 65 square kilometers, lying a few kilometers east of Cebu Island. Part of Cebu province, it is divided into Lapu-Lapu City and the municipality of Cordova. Mactan–Cebu International Airport is on the island, and three bridges link it to Cebu. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived here and was killed in battle by the warriors of Lapulapu, the island's chieftain, after whom Lapu-Lapu City is named.
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This moment in the journey
Longsilog with a squeeze of kalamansi
A comfortable place where time passes slowly. I started on breakfast in the kitchen of my stay. A red bowl held small green kalamansi, and through the screen an orange tabby looked up at me.
I minced garlic, fried an egg, and stir-fried rice with the garlic to make garlic rice. Add a sweet sausage, longganisa, to the fried egg and garlic rice, and you have longsilog, a Filipino breakfast classic. In the dappled sunlight, the same cat lay stretched out.
I added slices of tomato and squeezed over some kalamansi, a Philippine citrus. The refreshing sourness matches the sweetness of the sausage: a perfect breakfast for a tropical country. Green coconuts hung heavy on the palms in the garden, with a church cross beyond them. The start of a day on an island of eternal summer.
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