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A Taal Tale: Why This Town is More Than Its Popular Volcano
A Taal Tale: Why This Town is More Than Its Popular Volcano
From tourists to backpackers and a handful of locals, it's safe to say that everyone has heard of the town of Taal. Perhaps by its one-of-a-kind markets and the active volcano it is known for—but recently, this bucolic town opened its doors to more attention as its tourism office started promoting the well-preserved ancient houses scattered on its streets.
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Published at 2018-03-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Taal, Town, popular
Basilica of San Martin De Torres (Taal Basilica)
Basilica of San Martin De Torres (Taal Basilica)
Basilica de San Martin de Tours, is a Minor Basilica located in Taal, Batangas. It is claimed as the largest church in the Philippines and in South East Asia. This church is 96 meters long and 45 meters wide. Local people celebrate the day of their patron saint, San Martin de Tours, every November 11. It is the time that the townspeople honor and acknowledge their patron saint.
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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, History, Religion
Tags: Batangas City, Taal
Taal Heritage Town
Taal Heritage Town
Looking to visit a place a little bit further from Tagaytay, we decided to head out to Taal town, a place we’ve sometimes passed by on our way to some of the beaches in Batangas but never really got to explore. Our primary interest in visiting Taal was the collection of Spanish colonial era-ancestral houses – something of a smaller-scale version of Vigan in the Southern Tagalog region.
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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: Batangas City, Landmark, Taal, heritage
Taal Lake
Taal Lake
Taal Lake, formerly known as Bombón Lake,[2][3] is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Caldera, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. It is the country's third largest lake after Laguna de Bay and Lake Lanao. Volcano Island, the location of Taal Volcano's historical eruptions and responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies near the center of the lake.
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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel
Tags: Taal, Volcano, freshwater