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| Calibato Lake with Mt. Banahaw and Mt. Cristobal |
After my visit to Lake Pandin, my next Lake to visit is Calibato Lake. There are two ways to reach Calibato Lake – one is by riding a jeep bound to Liliw and tells the driver to drop you off at the entrance of Calibato Lake, the other way is through trekking with the help and guide of the kids at the parking space of Pandin Lake. I chose the second option of trekking as according to my kid guide it is easier and faster than taking a jeepney ride.
On the way to the lake, my kid guide would give facts and information about Calibato Lake. According to the kid a hydropower plant is currently being built using water at Calibato Lake as the main source of energy. Along the way there are streams of clear water and as my guide said the water came from Calibato Lake. There is also a small dam holding water from the lake and another trivia given to me by my guide is that Japanese used to hide at the side of the dam during World War II.
As for the trail, this one is more difficult than with the trail of Lake Pandin. There are a lot climbs and upon nearing the lake you need to hold on to a rope as you go down. Aside from that there are times that you would walk near a cliff on your left side and on your right is the knee deep river. It is like going through a forest. But my guide would encouragingly tell me that the other way is more difficult as one would need to rappel down to get a view of Calibato Lake.
I am very exhausted the time we reach the lake. We were just in a small corner of the lake with a Nipa Hut at my right and a raft tied on a pole on my left. My guide told me that if I took the other way, I cannot get this near to the lake.
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| the raft on my left |
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| the nipa hut on my right and fishpens |
Just like in Lake Bunot, there are fish pens in the lake and is not a major tourist destination. My guide told me that people find the lake dirty because of the fish pens.
Although the lake is dirty, I feel certain serenity when I looked at the lake. Behind the lake are Mt. Cristobal and Mt. Banahaw. There are times that you would see white birds flying over the fish pens in search of food. There are also two kids despite of the heat of the sun, taking a raft ride in the lake. It was peaceful and it makes you want to just sit back and watch the whole scenery.
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| fish pens at the center of the lake |
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| two boys taking a ride of their raft |
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