La Trinidad, Benguet

La Trinidad, Benguet or La Trinidad Valley is a first class municipality and the capital of the province of Benguet. It is known as the "strawberry capital of the Philippines" because of the high
quality harvest of strawberries yearly. The town also produces and supplies other products such as flowers like rose among others and highland vegetables. These products along with the other products coming from the other municipalities are traded at the vegetable trading post (mostly for wholesale but the traders also sell in smaller quantities)  and at some other trading outlets for retails.   It is bounded by Tublay, Sablan, Baguio City, Itogon and Tuba.  From the City of Baguio, the boundary is just 3 kilometers away, or around 5-10 minutes drive without heavy traffic.

viewed from Bayabas

The famous Benguet State University could be found in this Municipality. Aside from BSU, some higher educational institutions also exists like the Cordillera Career Development College located at Buyagan and the King's College at Pico.

It has 16 Barangays namely: Alapang, Alno, Ambiong, Bahong, Balili, Beckel, Betag, Bineng, Cruz, Lubas, Pico, Poblacion, Puguis, Shilan, Tawang and Wangal, 

viewed from Pico

Dry season starts at November and lasts until April while the wet seasons occurs at the rest of the year. 

The climate is cool with average daily temperature of 18.55°C (65.39°F), the coldest during the month of December to February while the warmest from March to May.

Public utility jeepneys  and cabs provide transportation service in the area.  

Benguet General Hospital provides medical services here but various private clinics are also available.   

Department stores, groceries, fast food chains, restaurants and food courts are likewise just around the corner to provide food, clothing and some other necessities.  

There are much more that this beautiful place can offer. Why not pack your bags and come enjoy the place.  The best time to come though would be on the celebration of strawberry festival that is on the month of March just after the panagbenga festival at Baguio City.  It's just a few kilometers away. Tourist would also flock the place during the holy week to escape the  hot weather from the lowlands.