Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park

Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park
Location Cebu, Philippines
Nearest city Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Coordinates 10°08′23″N 123°36′45″E / 10.13972°N 123.61250°E / 10.13972; 123.61250Coordinates: 10°08′23″N 123°36′45″E / 10.13972°N 123.61250°E / 10.13972; 123.61250
Area 57.50 hectares (142.1 acres)
Established June 17, 1972
Governing body Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in Barangay Guadalupe in Carcar, Cebu, some 50 kilometers from the provincial capital Cebu City. The park covers an area of 57.50 hectares[1] occupying an important watershed forest reserve in the central Mantalongon mountain range. It was declared a national park in 1972 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6429.[2]

The park is frequented by daily visitors for its hot springs where cottages and pools have been developed. Life-size statues of saints and Christ including that of Santo Niño de Cebú have also added to its tourist attractions. A trail up a hill leads to at least three caves, the most explored being Cave Lorett and Cave Moymoy. [3] Near Cave Lorett is another spring and four rivers. The park also contains a dam that supplies Carcar's water.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Region 7 - Protected Areas". Department of Environment of Natural Resources Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "R.A. No. 6429". PhilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ↑ http://adrenalineromance.com/2016/01/07/mainit-mabugnaw-national-park-a-superbly-sculpted-gateway-to-carcars-underworld/
  4. ↑ "Water System". The City Government of Carcar. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

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