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Mount Banahaw as seen from Lucban Town, Quezon Province

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(IMG_6288) My husband's former high school classmate, Efren Salvaleon, sent me this lovely photo he took of Mt Banahaw. Isn't it lovely? Thank you, Efren, for sharing me this shot, so now it stays here in this album as my "guest" photo. .... Mount Banahaw is one of the active volcanos in the Philippines. Part of a volcanic group, it is located along the boundary of Laguna & Quezon provinces, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. It has a height of 2,158 m asl. The crater is breached by 1.5 km x 3.5 km at its southern rim, 210 m deep. Mt. Banahaw is a traditional pilgrimage site for locals, considered by many to be a "holy mountain" or spiritually-charged location. It is also popular among mountain climbers being the closest >2000-meter mountain to Manila. Hiking activity peaks during Holy Week of each year, with climbers numbering in the thousands. At least four trails exist, from Dolores, Sariaya, and other towns in Quezon. The most frequented trails are the Cristalino and the Tatlong Tangke, taking an average of 9 and 5 hours, respectively. These two trails originate from Barangay Kinabuhayan, Dolores, and meet near the summit of Banahaw. At the summit, which is actually a rim encircling the caldera, viewpoints are numbered as Durungawan I,II, and III. These viewpoints are the usual destination for pilgrims and hikers. Other points of interest include the "Kuweba ng Diyos Ama" (Tagalog: Cave of God the Father) and the spring at Brgy. Kinabuhayan, said to have curative powers. (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Banah aw)

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