A day in the Paradise- CAMIGUIN

THE PROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN is a small island province located in the northern coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is Mambajao and is considered as the second smallest province in terms of population and land area. The island of Camiguin also known as “Born of Fire” is in the Bohol Sea about 10 kilometers north of Misamis Oriental. The Island has seven volcanoes unmatched anywhere else in Southeast Asia.

HISTORY
The province’ name was derived from the native word “Kamagong” referring to a family tree that stands near lake Mainit in the Province of Surigao del Norte. Early settlers were manobos coming from Surigao. In the 15th century, Spanish explorers landed in Camiguin and established a settlement known as Guinsiliban. This is the oldest settlement in the Island and in 1950 it became a municipality. In 1679, the first major Spanish settlement was established and called Katadman that is now known as Catarman. A few years later the settlement grew and eventually became Barangay Bonbon. However, on May 1, 1871 a volcano erupted and destroyed the town, sanking a portion of the said town beneath the sea. After the eruption, the settlement moved to where the Catarman town center is presently located.

In 1901, American colonizers arrived and assumed political governance in the Island and constructed a first public school in Camiguin and public water system. On June 18, 1942, the Japanese Forces landed in Camiguin and revolutionists also fought hard for the Island’s independence. Camiguin was part of Misamis Oriental from the years 1946 to 1958; it became a sub-province in 1958 and later became an independent province in the year 1968 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4669.

Getting to Camiguin

If you will just commute and you are in CDO, check out the link below:

http://www.suroypilipinas.com/2012/11/how-to-get-to-Camiguin-from-Cagayan-de-Oro.html

We boarded in this LANTSA, together with other passengers and vehicles. The travel took for more than an hour, It may take longer especially if you arrived early and if they need to wait for other passengers.

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We hired a habal-habal to roam around the island.











We visited first the falls. 



















According to my buddy, it was deeper before, but after the typhoon (I forgot the name), it became shallower now. 
































After that, we went to a cold spring.











I am not really a fan of cold spring so I did not take a dip.














Old church ruins was the next destination.











Of course, the most famous tourist spot in Camiguin, the sunken cemetery.














Another destination before we hit the hot spring.














The next day, we went to the white island.















Amazing!













Enjoy the view!













We also snorkeled in shallow part of  the sea.

We spent the first day