Description of Bulusan Lake
Lake Bulusan is a lake on Luzon in the Philippines. It dwells at the heart of Bulusan Volcano National Park which covers a land area of 3,672 hectares. It has an elevation of 360 meters & is set on the southeast flank of Mount Bulusan, an active volcano. Bulusan Lake is formed by tectonic damming and perhaps another crater of a volcano. Its water is greenish and its waterbed is rocky and sandy & parts are muddy.
The eastern crest, now a rugged mound, is probably the remains of a vast, high, circular crater. The bell-shaped western summit is still active. It has had about thirty major eruptions since 1852, though none is identified to have made casualties. A mild eruption took place in 1983, and tremors recurred in 1984. The volcano, whose slopes form a 37 square-km national park, serves as a landmark for sailors approaching the San Bernardino Strait, since it’s accessible from almost 100 km when the weather is fair.
Map of Bulusan Lake
The lake is reachable either through the Maharlika Highway up to the town of Irosin passing through the towns of Casiguran and Juban. From Irosin it is another 10 km to the site. The other is moving through a very scenic route overlooking the Pacific Ocean (San Bernardino Strait) through the towns of Gubat, Barcelona & the heart of Bulusan town.
Alamat ng Lawa ng Bulusan
Lake Bulusan has an fascinating legend. It is said that a village once stood where Lake Bulusan is now situated. The legend proposes that a pagan chieftain once handled the land, and one day when he did not honor a promise he made to set his slaves free, waters came from the skies and flooded everything producing the lake. His slaves existed the floods and became the founders of the city of bulusan.
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