Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park

Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationCebu, Philippines
Nearest cityCebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Coordinates10°08′23″N 123°36′45″E / 10.13972°N 123.61250°E / 10.13972; 123.61250
Area57.50 hectares (142.1 acres)
EstablishedJune 17, 1972
Governing bodyDepartment 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, approximately 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. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "R.A. No. 6429". PhilippineLaw.info. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mainit Mabugnaw National Park: A Superbly Sculpted Gateway to Carcar's Underworld". January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Water System". The City Government of Carcar. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

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