Balon Anito Hot Spring is a Volcano Crater

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BALON ANITO

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Mariveles, Bataan Known to many as the dead volcano, a lot of elderly people visit the place to dip their feet in the hot water by sitting on the mouth of the volcano. The hot spring is known to have therapeutic effect on one’s health Read More: visitmyphilippines.com

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Along the way, just next to the Balon Anito barangay hall is the hot spring, so we checked it out. There were 2 ladies having their feet soaked while chatting, so…we did the same thing. From the surface, I couldn’t see anything but green due to the molds that has grown around its mouth. Some more people came and I asked about the water. Just like what is said on the other blogs, they claim that the tub is a crater. It’s quite deep and nobody knows how exactly deep it is.. Read More: https://limbonisku.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/bataan-bataan-o-bataan-2/

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That’s right, there’s a place in Mariveles where you can dip your feet in a volcano. Balon Anito, or what the locals call the Dead Volcano, is where they go to enjoy the benefits of the hot spring. Balon Anito is a public hot spring where the locals, especially the elderly, go and sit at the mouth of the volcano and enjoy the therapeutic and health benefits that the hot spring gives them. Definitely a hot-spot worth visiting! Read More: https://trip101.com/article/5-best-things-to-do-in-mariveles-bataan-the-philippines

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