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Possessed and Repossessed in T’Boli Country
Possessed and Repossessed in T’Boli Country
Situated about 70 kilometers from the port city of General Santos, Lake Sebu municipality spans 89 kilometers and can be found in the upper Allah Valley near the municipality of Surallah. It has rolling hills, mountain forests and three lakes devoted to aquaculture, the largest of which is the beautiful Lake Sebu, which covers 354 hectares.
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Published at 2018-12-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture
Tags: Cotabato, Tboli, indigenous, lakes, people
Lakes Mohikap and Palakpakin
Lakes Mohikap and Palakpakin
A cluster of seven freshwater lakes located to the east-northeast of the city of San Pablo, Laguna has given this municipality the moniker “City of Seven Lakes.” On the surface, Lakes Sampaloc, Bunot, Pandin, Yambo, Palakpakin, Mohikap and Calibato look just like any ordinary lake. But as a geologist friend told us, these lakes are maars or volcanic craters formed when hot magma from underneath the earth’s surface pushes up and comes into contact with water causing eruptions on the surface.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel
Tags: lakes
Lake Caliraya
Lake Caliraya
Lake Caliraya is a man-made lake situated in the municipalities of Lumban, Cavinti, and Kalayaan in Laguna province, Philippines. Created in 1939, the lake has developed as a popular spot for water sports and outdoor recreation including fishing. Surrounding the lake are a number of resorts catering to tourists and vacation homes abound because of the beautiful scenery and favorable climate.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: lakes
Lakes Pandin and Yambo
Lakes Pandin and Yambo
Our tour of San Pablo’s Seven Lakes continues! On a visit to Nina’s aunt and uncle who have retired to a quiet home at Hacienda Escudero in Tiaong, Quezon, we took off for Lakes Palakpakin and Mohicap. Our third and last day was reserved for the Twin Lakes of Pandin and Yambo. We’ve been to Lake Pandin before but since we enjoyed our first trip here last year we did not mind going back. Besides we haven’t yet been to Lake Pandin’s twin, Lake Yambo.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel
Tags: lakes
A Trip to Lake Balinsasayao, Negros Oriental, Philippines
A Trip to Lake Balinsasayao, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Regardless of what people say, traveling with a child limits a lot of activities and possibilities and that’s just the truth. We all learn to live with it and do what we can. After all, as a traveling family, we have early on learned that traveling with our daughter is always more fun than traveling without her. It is especially helpful for us when we are arguing about things and not paying attention, like when we missed the turn to our rented farmhouse, and she was the one who said...
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Balinsasayao, Negros, lakes
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao, Lake Danao, and Lake Kabalin-an are part of Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, a protected area totaling 8,016 hectares (19,810 acres) created on 21 November 2000 by virtue of Proclamation No. 414 signed by former President Joseph Estrada. It lies within the municipalities of Valencia, Sibulan, and San Jose in the province of Negros Oriental.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Balinsasayao, lakes
Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao (Maranao: Ranao or Ranaw) is a large lake in the Philippines, located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao. With a surface area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Lanao, Mindanao, lakes
Laguna De Bay
Laguna De Bay
Laguna de Baý (Filipino: Lawa ng Laguna, Lawa ng Baé; English: Lake of Laguna, Lake of Baý) is the largest lake in the Philippineslocated east of Metro Manila between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. The freshwater lake has a surface area of 911–949 km² (352-366 sq mi), with an average depth of about 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) above sea level. The lake is shaped like a stylized 'W', with two peninsulas jutting out from the...
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Laguna, bay, lakes
6 Gorgeous Lakes in the Philippines That Will Captivate You
6 Gorgeous Lakes in the Philippines That Will Captivate You
Taal Lake is one of the world’s most idiosyncratic sites, with a geography that often confuses people. Get this: Taal Lake is a freshwater lake on Luzon. In the middle of Taal Lake sits Volcano Island; additionally, in the center of Volcano Island lies another lake called the Main Crater Lake. It’s essentially a lake on an island, with a lake on an island! Geography aside, it’s a fascinating area that’s home to endemic species like the Hydrophis semperi, a freshwater sea snake, as well as the...
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Published at 2018-02-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Fauna and flora
Tags: lakes
List of Lakes of the Philippines
List of Lakes of the Philippines
The origin of most of the lakes in the Philippines is closely related to volcanic and tectonic activity. A number of smaller lakes occupy the craters of extinct volcanoes. Some lake basins are developed by subsidence due to tectonic or volcanic activity. Others owe their existence to obstruction of drainage courses by landslides, lava flows and by fragmental volcanic ejecta.
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Published at 2018-02-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Philippines, lakes