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The Ruins
- Taj Mahal of Negros -
This Italianate, neo-Romanesque structure was built by Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson, a sugar baron, in loving memory of his deceased wife Maria Braga in 1900's.

How to get there:

 From Bacolod North Bound Ceres Bus Terminal facing Lacson St., walk to your left to Circumferencial Road.

 Take a trike fronting Pepsi to The Ruins - 20php

The Ruins Entrance - 100php

Going back, trikes are available in The Ruins but at a higher rate - 50php. (Try haggling, i got it for 35php)
The Ruins + Napoleones = Bacolod City





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Location: The RUINS, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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