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Cagsawa National Museum

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Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
Cagsawa National Museum
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| Cagsawa, Legazpi, Luzon, Philippines

The Cagsawa Ruins are the remnants of a 16th-century Franciscan church, the Cagsawa church. It was originally built in the town of Cagsawa in 1587 but was burned down by Dutch pirates in 1636. It was rebuilt in 1724 by Fr. Francisco Blanco, but was destroyed again, along with the town of Cagsawa, in February 1, 1814, during the eruption of the Mayon Volcano. The ruins are currently located in Barangay Busay, Cagsawa, in the municipality of Daraga, Albay, Philippines. It is part of Cagsawa Park, is protected and maintained by the municipal government of Daraga and the National Museum of the Philippines, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the area. The Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin, one of the world’s top travel trade shows based in Berlin, has even recognized the site as one of the places to visit in Asia.
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