Mar

Volcano Island

Posted by: admin in Batangas, Philippines, Taal, Travel

Path to the Summit

As I rode my little horse onwards to the top of Taal Volcano, it is not hard to be taken by the wonderful scenery around me. It is difficult to remember that I am on one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the Philippines. This island is aptly named Volcano Island. The island is the remnant of a monstrous explosion in the ancient past. It is theorized that the entire area from where Tagaytay now stand once formed one of the worlds largest volcanoes at that time. Huge volcanic eruptions starting from 100,000 years ago eliminated all of the original volcano and left only a massive caldera which is now Taal Lake.
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