Mount Makiling is an inactive stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,090 meters (3,580 ft) above mean sea level and is the highest feature of the Laguna Volcanic Field. The volcano has no recorded historic eruption but volcanism is still evident through geothermal features like mud spring and hot springs. South of the mountain is the Makiling–Banahaw Geothermal Plant. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) classifies the volcano as "Inactive".
Mount Makiling summit close-up view from Santo Tomas, Batangas
Satellite view of Mount Makiling
Mount Makiling as seen from Real, Calamba
Mount Makiling's south face as seen from Santo Tomas, Batangas
Laguna, officially the Province of Laguna, is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2020 census, the province's total population is 3,382,193. It is the seventh richest province in the country in 2016.
Image: Laguna Provincial Capitol Main Building (P. Guevara Avenue, Santa Cruz, Laguna; 06 28 2023)
Image: Paete Church, Laguna, December 2023 (2)
Image: Raring to go under Pagsanjan falls
Image: Rizal Shrine Calamba
