Way back February 1, 1814 Mayon Volcano Erupted and sent lava flows cascading down directly to the church, recorded as the worst eruption of mayon volcano, which killed 1,200 albayano’s and caused cagsawa church to submerged because of lava flows.
Cagsawa – originally kagsawa derived from the two words “kag’ which means ‘who does or owner’ and ’sawa’ means a ‘python’
Cagsawa Ruins before Nov. 30 2006; Located at Camalig Albay
it become a tourist attraction since then, the sight of an old kampanaryo with a beautiful backround of mayon volcano is what tourist keep coming back.
this picture at the top taking after the November 30, 2006 super typhoon. Once again typhoon hit the bicol region which bring mass destruction to mother nature. That killed number of people young and old and In Padang, around 50 percent of the baranggay’s 511.7 hectares were affected by the mudflow. Discover the Philippines’ hidden beauty, let Philippines Guides accompany you.
