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Magayon's father, who had witnessed their death, buried them together. As time went on, they noticed something about the place where Makusog buried the lovers: It started to form into a volcano, and when the people saw it, Makusog named it Mt. Mayon, after his daughter's name.
Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon; Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon, IPA:), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape , and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology .
It was rebuilt in 1724 by Fr. Francisco Blanco but was destroyed again, along with the town of Cagsawa, on February 1, 1814, during the eruption of Mayon Volcano. The ruins are currently located in Barangay Busay, Cagsawa, in the municipality of Daraga, Albay, Philippines.
This eruption was the largest in at least 1,300 years (after the hypothesized eruption causing the volcanic winter of 536); its effect on the climate may have been exacerbated by the 1814 eruption of Mayon in the Philippines. The significant amount of volcanic ash and gases released into the atmosphere blocked sunlight, leading to global cooling.
More than 13,000 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon Volcano’s crater in mandatory evacuations since volcanic activity increased ...
The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region (Region 5) on southeast Luzon Island, the largest island of the country.The Natural park covers an area of 5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres), which includes its centerpiece Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its adjacent surroundings. [1]
Lava cascaded down the slopes of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines during a gentle eruption on Monday, 12 June. Thousands of residents have been evacuated as a precaution in case the eruption ...
Poverty incidence of Daraga 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 29.40 2009 29.70 2012 17.88 2015 17.23 2018 13.51 2021 15.47 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The tower is what remains of the Cagsawa Church, which was buried by the 1814 eruption of Mayon Volcano. Daraga's economy, originally agriculture-based, has rapidly transformed into an emerging urban system, benefiting from the economic ...