Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park | |
Iucn Category: | V |
Photo Width: | 240 |
Map: | Metro Cebu#Visayas#Philippines |
Relief: | 1 |
Map Width: | 180 |
Location: | Cebu, Philippines |
Nearest City: | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
Coordinates: | 10.1397°N 123.6125°W |
Established: | June 17, 1972 |
Governing Body: | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in Barangay Guadalupe in Carcar, Cebu, approximately 50 kilometers from the provincial capital, Cebu City. The park covers an area of 57.50 hectares,[1] occupying an important watershed forest reserve in the central Mantalongon mountain range. It was declared a national park in 1972 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6429.[2]
The park is frequented by daily visitors for its hot springs, where cottages and pools have been developed. Life-size statues of saints and Christ including that of Santo Niño de Cebú have also added to its tourist attractions. A trail up a hill leads to at least three caves, the most explored being Cave Lorett and Cave Moymoy.[3] Near Cave Lorett is another spring and four rivers. The park also contains a dam that supplies Carcar's water.[4]