INTERESTING PLACES IN ALBAY

Albay province is very rich in historical sites, educational places and recreational venues. This is the Home of the famous and most active Mayon Volcano. But aside from Mayon there is the famous Cagsawa Ruins, Lignon Hills and so many others. In its capital city alone, Legazpi City, two days is not enough to visit all the beautiful places here. Read More:http://balance31.blogspot.com/2012/03/legazpi-city-what-to-do-and-where-to-go.html

Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave

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Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave is a natural tunnel-like structure situated in Camalig, Albay. It has been said that these caves were the primitive habitats of the natives in the area. It has been discovered during the Japanese occupation and has been one of the most popular attractions in Albay. The name Hoyop-Hoyopan was derived from the local word “Hoyop” which means to blow. Read More:marxtermind.com

Calabidongan Cave

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Calabidongan Cave Situated 2 km from Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave this cave features an underground stream and a population of bats (calabidong in bikol). It literally means “cave of the bats.” Explorers have to trek, cross over brooks and river before reaching the cave mouth and swim across a seven-foot lagoon called lizard’s gate; then, some out into an overwhelming cathedral with streak of light pouring in from its ceiling. Requires heavy spelunking. Read More:authspot.com

Minaroso Cave

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Villahermosa, Batan Island Minaroso is a rarely explored natural cavern. It is a haven of seabirds and swallows and believed to be an ancient burial site of the early Bicolanos. Read More:albay.islandsphilippines.com