Nagcarlan Talahibing River: A Non-Distant Paradise

      Living in Nagcarlan as a kid, I grew up spending my summer days swimming in the rivers of the town almost everyday. Me and my childhood friends often go picnic with our lunches and take dips to the rivers cold waters. If you're hungry for water adventures during summer days, Nagcarlan will surely be an interesting place to go. Here I'll let you take a glimpse of what is for the taking at the waters of Nagcarlan.

Waterfall Hidden behind the Adobe Wall: Brgy. Tipacan

The Tipacan River

Have you ever wondered how a church was built? In the Spanish era there were no power tools of any kind. Here, I tell a story of how the St. Bartholomew Parish Church in Nagcarlan, Laguna came to be. In Brgy. Tipacan, you can find an adobe wall where the stones used to build the church was carved from, and hidden behind it is a nice, cool waterfall.

About 2-3 Kilometers north of the town of Nagcarlan,  Brgy. Tipacan is home to clean rivers and betel nuts(used in making "nga nga" or "betel chew"). But what's good here is that the riverbed is not made of sand, instead it's made up of "dape" or clay used in making adobe bricks.

Bunga Falls: Double the Water Fun in Nagcarlan

The Bunga Twin Falls is nestled amidst the green environs of Brgy. Bunga, about four kilometers from the town proper via concrete road.  The falls and the barangay were both named after the “bunga” palm (betel palm) that used to grow in abundance in the area and that until the recent past had given a means of livelihood to local residents.  (The betel nut is an essential ingredient in the making of the “nganga” or betel chew and therefore was once considered part of the town’s agricultural produce.)