Mount Mayon

Trip Start Mar 26, 2008
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Trip End Mar 26, 2009


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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Our first trip heading south was a stop off at Legaspi to see the world's most symmetrical volcano `Mount Mayon`   It rises 2462m dramatically from the terrain of Albanay and when clear can be seen from miles away.  Although stunning it is one of the world's most dangerous, it has erupted  no less than 14 times since 1900 Including 77 people killed in 1993.

We went to see it from the Casgawa Ruins.  This is the remains of a Spanish church that was destroyed in 1814 by an eruption from Mount Mayon.  More than a thousand people fled to the church as seeking refuge were all buried alive and remain there now.

The setting is picturesque but eerie.  You can see the church is buried up to the first floor. It was unfortunately cloudy at the peak but we could still see its magnificence.  We stayed there and had a picnic for a few hours just gazing.  Amazing from our next place of stay in Donsol we could see the volcano in the background in all its glory... We then head off to go swimming with massive Whale sharks in the next blog.
 
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