This is Mount Pulong Bato in Zamboanga City which cradles the Cruz Mayor where devotees flock during the Lenten season.
From Wikipedia:
Mount Pulong Bato is a monolith located inZamboanga City at the Zamboanga Peninsula, the western tip of the island ofMindanao in the Philippines. The mountain is situated in the Upper Abong-Abong Park, in Barangay Pasonanca, only a few kilometers away from the city's downtown section.
Mount Pulong Bato is a monolith located inZamboanga City at the Zamboanga Peninsula, the western tip of the island ofMindanao in the Philippines. The mountain is situated in the Upper Abong-Abong Park, in Barangay Pasonanca, only a few kilometers away from the city's downtown section.
Geology
Pulong Bato became infamous because when thePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHIVOLCS)
confirmed the mountain is a volcano which is unknown to most people. What is
unusual about the mountain is, unlike the other mountains surrounding the city,
only Mt. Pulong Bato is made from solid rock.
According to PHIVOLCS, the volcano is an Intrusion type
of volcano meaning it was formed within earth's crust. Magma was pushed from the
beneath the earth surface but did not come out through an eruption like a
typical volcano (Extrusion). The magma
eventually solidified while it is still enclosed by softer rocks, which was
later exposed by erosion or weathering, a process that could take thousands of
years.
Holy Week observance
The mountain is near the premises of the famous Abong-Abong
Park, where both domestic and foreign catholic devotees pilgrimage annually
during Holy Week to
observe the holiday and meditate.
We also view the panorama of Zamboanga City where we appreciate the Great Sta. Cruz Island, the. Little Sta. Cruz Island as well as Basilan Island in the horizon.
We thank all those who organize runs to the Mt. Pulong Bato and Murok areas because more and more people are now exposed to the beauty of Zamboanga City and the Zamboanga City Panorama!
Zamboanga City is indeed beautiful!
We thank all those who organize runs to the Mt. Pulong Bato and Murok areas because more and more people are now exposed to the beauty of Zamboanga City and the Zamboanga City Panorama!
Zamboanga City is indeed beautiful!
P.S.
Here are my older posts on Lent at Cruz Mayor, Abong-Abong and Murok, Zamboanga City which you may want to read through!
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