An early morning at the San Agustin Church is far from quiet. Street sweepers tidying old cobblestone paths, the chapel staff routine inspections and preparations, vendors beckoning passerbys their taho or knick knacks, and local guides gleefully offering their services to wandering tourists. 

The bells of the Manila Cathedral toll and people crossing the plaza are natural accompaniments like thunder to rain. Such sounds reminisce since the early days of the oldest stone church in the Philippines. Now the modern world has crept in with its own lieu of society with revving engines and busy construction from several blocks down.

UNESCO listing: San Agustin Church

Recorded by Janina Castro & Timothy Romero.

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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

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