Mount Lantoy
| Mount Lantoy | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  Mount Lantoy Location within the Philippines | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 593 m (1,946 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°59′00″N 123°33′11″E / 9.98333°N 123.55306°ECoordinates: 9°59′00″N 123°33′11″E / 9.98333°N 123.55306°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cebu Island |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
Mount Lantoy is a 593-metre (1,946 ft) mountain located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) inland from the municipality of Argao, Cebu in the Philippines.[2]
Watershed forest reserve
Mt. Lantoy was declared as a watershed forest reserve by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 414 on June 29, 1994. The initial 7,265-hectare (17,950-acre) protected area was reduced in December 2006 via a new Executive Order issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, reducing the watershed reserve area coverage to 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres).[3]
In Philippine mythology
In Philippine mythology, Mount Lantoy is said to be the domain of Maria Cacao, a diwata who lives in a cave in the mountain. Outside her cave grow numerous cacao trees, which are said to be her plantation. After harvest time come rains that wash down the mountain, enabling Maria Cacao[4] to float down to the towns below in her golden ship to sell her products.
References
- ↑ "Argao Tourism: Conquer Mt. Lantoy". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ Sales, Todd Lucero. "A Portrait of a Town". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Cebu Flowerpicker". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Mt. Lantoy, a ghost story". FLEETING. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
