Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park Explained

Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park
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Map:Metro Cebu#Visayas#Philippines
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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]

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  1. Web site: Region 7 – Protected Areas . Department of Environment of Natural Resources Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau . June 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320151436/http://pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:region-7&catid=69:regions . March 20, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: R.A. No. 6429 . PhilippineLaw.info . June 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424014212/http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra6429.html . April 24, 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Mainit Mabugnaw National Park: A Superbly Sculpted Gateway to Carcar's Underworld. January 7, 2016.
  4. Web site: Water System . The City Government of Carcar . June 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010040234/http://www.carcar.gov.ph/water.php . October 10, 2012 . dead .