Cavinti Travel Guide

 cyndymc Says:  We saw the Bumbungan Eco Park as we passed the new Cavinti Bridge. We stopped to explore the place, but there was a block to the driveway and nobody was around, just a worker who was cleaning the river spillway below. I took some shots to remind me to check out the place the... 

 cyndymc Says:  A Memorial To The Unborn Child was erected by the Knights of Columbus of the Transfiguration Parish. When you see it, pause for a while a say a prayer for the many unborn children in the world. 

 cyndymc Says:  The first time I saw the Cavinti Church, I was still in my grade school, when my childhood bestfriend invited me to their town fiesta. In my recent visit, I noticed that there was very little change in the church exterior, although the interior seems to have undergone... 

 cyndymc Says:  Despite the present state of the Japanese Garden today, you will still see some interesting subjects for photography. In fact, it is a nice challenge for the photographer to capture the beauty and/or uniqueness of various subjects seen around. 

 cyndymc Says:  Lumot Lake is less known to the passersby who probably think it is still Caliraya Lake. Personally, I think it is more beautiful than Caliraya Lake. Like the latter, Lumot is also surrounded by lush vegetation and tall trees. I don't know if the weather had something to do... 

 cyndymc Says:  In Cavinti, there are so many beautiful things that interest me. I always delight in stopping at even the oddest places just to watch the cows, horse and other farm animals graze; to pause, take pictures, and sometimes, even smell the flowers; to shoot sights that I want to... 

 cyndymc Says:  As tribute to General Yamashita, a shrine in his honor was put up within the Japanese Garden compound. When we went there, I noticed some fresh flowers, glasses of wine and burnt incense. The gardener told me, many Japanese tourists dropp by to pay homage to Gen. Yamashita. 

 cyndymc Says:  Not an ordinary Japanese-inspired garden, this place is actually a shrine created by Philippine-Japan Friendship Society in memory of the Japanese soldiers who died during an encounter between the Japanese and Filipino-American troops in the World War II. The Japanese Garden... 

 cyndymc Says:  The Americans who created Caliraya Lake seeded the lake with imported Largemouth Black Bass, one of the top freshwater gamefish of the United States of America. The fish continue to proliferate, to the excitement of game fishers who frequent the place on weekends all... 

 cyndymc Says:  Lake Caliraya is so big, it encompasses the towns of Cavinti, Kalayaan and Lumban. It is situated high in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range (about 1,200 feet above sea level) so the area has cool climate all year round. The sight of the valley below the dams around the lake is... 

 machomikemd Says:  Since Lake Caliraya is situated about 1200 feet in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and due to it's sudden popularity as a relaxation and water activity destination, the windind road going to is was refirbished and was converted from asphalt to an all weather concrete road... 

 machomikemd Says:  What is a better thing to do in Lake Caliraya besides the water sports but to walk around and hike a little. The cold mountain breeze that blows from the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges and the majestic distant views of the Mystical Mountain Mount Banahaw, make Lake Caliraya an... 

 machomikemd Says:  Part two of My Japanese Tea Garden Tips and Pictures. Aside from the Widely rumored location of General Tomoyuki Yamashita's Treasure (which is still debated), The Tea Garden is a shrine created by Philippine-Japan Friendship Society in memory of the Japanese soldiers who... 

 machomikemd Says:  The Japanese Tea Garden is both famous and notorious, famous because it is a nice place to unwind or have a picnic since it has sweeping vista views of the mountains of the Sierra Madre Range and of Lake Caliraya and Lake Lumot and various Japanese flowers and memorabilia.... 

 machomikemd Says:  Lake Caliraya was created in 1937 by US Army Engineer Major General Hugh J. Casey by flooding the Cavinti valley of the Sierra Madre to generate hydroelectric power for Manila. It was sabotaged by retreating Americans to prevent use by Invading Japanese who rebuilt it, then... 

 StefanosS Says:  Lake Caliraya is a man-made lake built by American engineers in the 1930's to provide hydroelectric power. It is about 400m above sea level, with cool winds, clear waters and green surroundings. Lake Caliraya is a heaven for watersports and fishing. Around it there is a...