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Interesting Tourist Spots in Marinduque Part 4

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TOURIST SPOTS IN MARINDUQUE

The province of Marinduque has numerous attractive places to go for to its visitors. Aside from its fine beaches, there are many fantastic spots like mountains, caves, waterfalls, hot springs, very old churches, and many more.

Kawa-Kawa Falls

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The Kawa-Kawa Falls are located in Bangcuangan, Marinduque, Philippines. Named after the pools carved by water from the rocks that resembles big kettles locally called kawa. The falls is a series of three cascades but the favorite and the biggest pool is top one.

Fed by a cascade descending some 8 meters, this is ideal for swimming measuring some 10 meters in diameter and a depth averaging 4 meters at the center. Read More: http://greedypeg.org/marinduque/Kawa-kawa-Falls.html

Poctoy White Beach

Photo from: http://jeffponce.blogspot.com/2012/05/best-white-beach-in-marinduque-poctoy.html

Poctoy White Beach is considered as the most famous beach in the mainland of Marinduque facing Sibuyan Sea. The beach features over a kilometer long stretch of pure white sand, alluring deep turquoise waters, interesting seaside rock formations, lush of green vegetation, beautiful view of Mount Malindig and looming mountains as backdrop. Visitors may enjoy swimming, snorkeling, diving and wind surfing. There are plenty of beach front resorts in the area and cottages are also available for day visitors but camping is also allowed. In spite the fact that it’s a public beach, it is clean and lively worth visiting. Read More: http://touristspotsfinder.com/2017/07/top-10-tourist-spots-in-marinduque/

Bagumbungan Cave

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Bagumbungan Cave in Brgy. San Isidro, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque popularly known as San Isidro Cave has been placed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under its list of protected caves to spare from exploitation.

In 2009, this cave with an underground river was ‘discovered’ by a team from the provincial tourism office and cave enthusiasts from Sta. Cruz. To underline the importance of the find, particularly the need to protect it through the involvement of the community, combined LGU and DENR efforts were soon undertaken. The association of the cave for centuries with phantom stories believed in by the local community apparently contributed much to the preservation of its pristine condition and ecosystem. Local folks avoided entering the cave or even talking about it. Read More: http://marinduquegov.blogspot.com/2012/11/san-isidro-bagumbungan-cave-now-under.html