Saturday, March 9, 2013

Gui-ob Church Ruins, a reminder of Mt. Vulcan's eruptive past

February 27, 2013

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Gui-ob Church Ruins

The Gui-ob Church ruins is a Spanish colonial era Church which was over-run by lava from Mt. Vulcan's eruption last 1875. Similar to Cagsawa Ruins at Albay which was destroyed by Mayon, Gui-ob church of Camiguin maintains its bell tower and pillars in tact and reminds the people of today the destruction of a volcanic eruption.







What was once a destructive past is now replaced with green grass and a beautiful scenery. The Church ruins is located at Bonbon town at Camiguin just passed the Sunken Cemetery.

Entrance to the Ruins is P10/person and be enchanted with the view as it is just beside the stony shore of the western side of Camiguin.

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As a replacement of the ruined church, a small chapel was built within the ruins to give Mass service to Catholics within the area.


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Chapel within the Gui-ob church ruins complex

As you get at the back of the ruins, you can see the belltower, a very old tree (probably more than a hundred years old, and a modern solar-powered lighthouse to guide boats coming from Dumaguete on their way to the  mainland Mindanao.

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Centennial tree beside the ruins

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Solar powered lighthouse
The Gui-ob Church Ruins is part of our itinerary on our Camiguin road trip and we were able to pass by it using a rented motorcycle for P500/day. Other tours will allow you visit it using a multicab.

For more information you can contact the following people who helped us out for our Camiguin Road trip.

Contact:
Sauro (for tours) - +63 927 2751086
Jonel (for motorcycle rental) - +63 927 6307606

The data gathered in this Camiguin Roadtrip has been contributed to the +OpenStreetMap Philippines  project for free use of travelers who plan to roam around Camiguin with GPS assistance.

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Openstreetmap Philippines Map (link)
Schadow1 Expeditions Contributions (link)

How to use for your Navigation System (link)





For a more detailed account of Schadow1 Expeditions on its 4- day Camiguin Adventure and Mapping Expedition, check on the links below:

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