A quick trip with my cousin, Shiloy, and her family in this beautiful mountain and countryside of Lantapan, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines.
Source: Wikipedia
Lantapan is known as the “vegetable basket” of Mindanao. The town is on a plateau in the heart of Bukidnon, situated between the Kalatungan and Kitanglad Mountain Ranges, after which its native name of "lantapan" was derived which means "level-on-top".
Lantapan is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Sumilao and Impasugong; east by Malaybalay City; south by Valencia City; and west by Talakag. It lies above sea level at an average of 600 metres (2,000 ft) and a maximum of 2,938 metres (9,639 ft) of the Kitanglad range.
It has an aggregate area of 318.2 km2, mostly agriculture and forest lands. It has six river channels and 40 creeks and springs traversing across different points in the landscape. Lantapan is strategically located between two cities of Bukidnon, Malaybalay and Valencia.
It can be reached via Aglayan crossing, which is a potential convergent zone of four cities: Iligan, Butuan, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. Flora and fauna Lantapan's virgin forests are home to a diverse variety of flora and fauna.
There are orchids, berries, pitcher plants, lichens, and a host of other wild flowers. A number of mammal species also thrive in the dense forests, including squirrels, monkeys, bats, flying lemurs, deer, tarsiers, and wild pigs among others.
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) along with other bird species such as the serpent eagle and sparrow hawk takes its home within the Mt. Kitanglad Range. The climatic condition of Lantapan is relatively cool and humid for Philippine standards with winds blowing at a northward direction.
The temperature around noon tends to be 5-7 °C cooler than nearby coastal areas to the north. November to April is relatively dry and May brings the start of the rains which continue 'til October.
Mountains of neighboring towns in the north protect it from cyclone storms. Thank you for the experience, Cuz and Family!
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