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Towns and Cities
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BAAO
- The town’s Church of St. Bartolomew, first built in 1684 at the junction of the Langday and Bahay Rivers, was destroyed by a typhoon in 1706 and reconstructed in 1720. The present structure was built in 1731, damaged during the 1811 earthquake and repaired in 1850. Its bell tower was built in 1848.
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BALATAN
- Animasola Island has exotic rock formations.
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BATO
- The shores of the town’s 37.925 sq. km. Lake Bato is cultivated with water hyacinth and also contains the tiny tabios. The surrounding marshes are ideal for wild duck hunting.According to an Ibalon legend, there occurred a deluge so great and wild that the volcanoes erupted and earthquakes cracked the land. The course of the Inarihan River was reversed, a mountain sank and the lake of Bato was produced.
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BOMBON
- The town’s attractive Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, started by Fr. de la Torre and completed by Fr. Jose Riana, is flanked by a 4-storey leaning bell tower.
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BUHI
- The town’s St. Francis of Assisi Church, the second largest in the Bicol Region (after the Naga Cathedral), was first built in 1670 near Lake Buhi. It was later destroyed by fire in 1730, was rebuilt in 1735 but was destroyed during the 1811 earthquake. The present structure was built from 1880 to 1884 by Fr. Angel Malumbre. The church’s roof was destroyed by fire that same year and was repaired from 1889 to 1890. Its bell tower was built in 1578.
- The scenic, 16.5-sq. km. Lake Buhi, accessible by car, is situated at an elevation of 100 m. and has an average depth of 8 m.. Today, it is scientifically accepted that this lake was formed by Mt. Iriga's 1641 eruption. Ridges around the lake are the rim of a very ancient volcano. Within the lake is La Roca Encantada Island. The 3-4 mm. long sinarapan (Mystichthys luzonensis, derived from the Bicol word sarap meaning fishnet) or tabios, the world's smallest fish, is found in the lake. The now rare fish can also be viewed in an aquarium just inside the entrance of the town hall. A Sodom and Gommorah-style legend states that the lake was formed during a torrential rain that submerged a prosperous and beautiful town whose people lived in sin. A violent storm ensued when the townspeople mocked, ridiculed and drove off an old wandering beggar. It is said that, on a clear day or night, these people can still be seen in the depths going about their daily life, doing household chores or making merry.
- The 5,538-ft. high Mt. Malinao is predominantly forest and secondary brush. Most of its area and some parts of the poblacion, including Lake Buhi, was declared as watershed areas and reserved as permanent forest by virtue of Proclamation No. 573. It became the favorite destination of mountain climbers like the Philippine Sierra Mountaineers.
- Below the slopes of Mt. Iriga are the small Lake Cagutiong, Lake Kimat, Lake Paeron, Lake Paguiguiriran, Lake Pamuntugan, Lake Manoyog, Lake Poro-poro, Lake Katugday, Lake Macoao and Lake Manapao. The last three lakes abound with sinarapan.
- The 40-ft. high Twin Falls of Itbog, in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, could be reached by a banca ride from Buhi and a 30-min. hike.
- The 300-ft. high Baybay Falls, in Brgy. Ipil, is walled in by huge boulders. It can be reached by an 8-min. boat ride and a kilometer trek along gentle slopes.
- Pongol Spring Resort, in Brgy. Antipolo, is a 30-min. ride from the town hall. It has an ice cold natural swimming pool fed continuously by a natural gushing spring.
- Buhi Magindara Resort, in Brgy. Salvacion, is a sprawling coconut grove along the Lake Buhi shore. It has a bird’s eye view of Lake Buhi and is a 7-min. trip from the town hall.
- Binangcaan Falls
- Buhi Villa Resort
- Buluang Spring Resort
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