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Stamps featuring the Philippine Mountains

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The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a set of topical stamps and souvenir sheets featuring Philippine Mountains.

Trivias about Mallat Drawings

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After briefly passing by the Philippines on an observation trip which took him to China in 1838, the French traveler Jean Mallat, took a serious interest in the Philippines. Mallat later returned two times and traveled more extensively. He compiled notes about his travels in the archipelago which were published in a book entitled Les Philippines.

 

Trivias about the Philippine Mountains

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PHILIPPINE MOUNTAINS

Mt. Makiling is a favorite destination for mountain climbers and hikers. One can climb the 1,247-meter-high mountain and hike to its natural hot springs on its slope via the access road through the UP Los Banos campus. A trail continues to Mt. Makiling's summit. Many resorts in Los Banos and Calamba, Laguna have harnessed hot waters from volcanic mud and channeled them into baths where people come for medicinal cures.

Mt. Kanlaon rises 2,488 meters above sea level and is located in Negros Occidental Province. It last erupted in 1988. La Carlota's barrio Ara-al stands as a good starting point for the challenging journey to the peak of Mt. Kanlaon. Halfway up is a welcoming stretch of white sand that awaits climbers spending the night under a clear sky. The trek goes through mountain rainforests into a dwarf forest to small lakes and finally to a beautiful view of Mt. Kanlaon's quiescent main crater.