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Pit Stop #4: Laguna Province (Speedlinks)

Pit Stop #4 Laguna Province in Pictures



Pit Stop #4 Part 7: Pila, Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 6: Mabitac Church, Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 5: Lake Caliraya, Cavinti Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 4: Japanese Garden, Cavinti Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 3: Paete Church, Paete Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 2: Woodcarvers of Paete, Laguna


Pit Stop #4 Part 1: Pakil Church, Pakil Laguna

Pit Stop #4 Part 7: Pila, Laguna

The town of Pila is a typical Philippine town during the Spanish occupation. This is what our towns and cities look like before modernization stepped in. A large plaza surrounded by stone houses also known as the bahay na bato.

Pila and adjacent towns along the shores of Laguna de Bay are considered by archaeologists as one of the oldest settlements in the Philippines. The community is one of three such concentrations of population known archaeologically to have been in place before A.D. 1000. Archaeologists recovered in Pinagbayanan potteries and artifacts that indicate considerable settlement in the area during the Late Tang Dynasty (900 A.D.). Archaeologists also recovered ancient horse bones ending the debate on whether the Spaniards brought them or not. The scientists were able to uncover Philippines’ oldest crematorium in the same area. It is worthwhile to note that the oldest Philippine document, the 900 A.D. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, mentioned Pila twice.

The National Historical Institute of the Philippines declared the town plaza and surrounding ancestral houses a National Historical Landmark on May 17, 2000. Two years later, on July 9, 2002, the Diocese of San Pablo proclaimed the parish church of San Antonio de Padua de Pila as the Diocesan Shrine of St. Anthony. According to Philippine historian, Dr. Luciano Santiago, it is the only town in the Philippines that is formally recognized as a historical site by both the church and the state.




Credits:
http://www.pinoytravelblog.com/roadtrip/576/the-historic-town-of-pila-laguna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pila,_Laguna

Pit Stop #4 Part 6: Mabitac Church, Mabitac Laguna

Our Lady Of Candelaria (Mabitac Church)

The Mabitac Church stands mighty high atop its 126 stone steps.

Its façade is definitely old Spanish style but the interior is quite modern. Like most old churches, it has a belfry connected to the main church.

Pit Stop #4 Part 3: Paete, Laguna (Video)

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Pit Stop #4 Part 5: Lake Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna

Caliraya is a manmade reservoir built in 1943 to supply water to the Caliraya Hydroelectric Plant. The deep waters of the lake and the strong, cold mountain breeze that blows from the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges and the distant Mt. Banahaw, make Lake Caliraya an ideal place for sailing, windsurfing, fishing and other water sports. There are also campsites, a nearby Japanese garden, first-class resort facilities and Lake front communities surround the lake. For the avid golf fans, there are golf courses too.

http://www.cavinti.com/places.php

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Pit Stop #4 Part 4: Japanese Garden, Cavinti, Laguna Province

The Japanese Garden is a shrine created by Philippine-Japan Friendship Society in memory of the Japanese soldiers who died during the encounter between the Japanese and Filipino-American troops at the close of World War II.

Also to symbolize the amity and friendship that exist between the Philippines and Japan.

There are picnic huts on the lower level of the garden where visitors can sit and enjoy a snack.



This beautiful garden is located at Brgy. Kanluran Talaongan, Cavinti Laguna
Credits: http://www.cavinti.com/places.php

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Pit Stop #2: Mt. Tapulao, Zambales

Located at Luzon, Philippines' western region, Mt Tapulao is the Zambales Mountain Range highest peak, majestic at over 2000+ meters above sea level.





A mountain-climber's favorite destination, Mt. Tapulao in Zambales possesses the same and comparable to the charms of the Cordillera's Mt Pulag.
Tapulao, means pine tree in the local dialect, a very fitting name to its pine tree dominated landscape.


The mountain was once a site of a large-scale carbide mining operations, making the mountain trails very wide, making 4x4 driving possible.

Other than mountain hiking/climbing and 4x4 driving, mountain biking and motor cross activities are possible.

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