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.

Mt. Lansay and Sagilala Falls: Short Trek, Sweet View, Nice Falls and a Cocoa Treat

In Brgy. Banilad of Nagcarlan lies hidden a waterfalls and a hill with a breathtaking view of Mt. Banahaw and Mt. Cristobal; Mt. Lansay and Sagilala Falls. They sit in the outskirts of Nagcarlan adjacent to the town of Rizal in the province of Laguna. At approximately 103km south of Manila, it takes about 2 and a half hours to reach Nagcarlan where these treasures lie.