Thursday, June 4, 2015

All About Camarines Sur

CAMARINES SUR is the largest of the 6 provinces of REGION V or BICOL REGION. Other provinces are CAMARINES NORTE, ALBAY, SORSOGON, MASBATE and CATANDUANES. 

CAMARINES SUR is derived from the word "CAMARONCHONES", a spanish word for "KAMALIG", referring to small NIPA or bamboo-made huts.

The province has 2 cities (NAGA and IRIGA) and 35 municipalities (BAAO, BALATAN, BATO, BOMBON, BUHI, BULA, CABUSAO, CALABANGA, CAMALIGAN, CANAMAN, CARAMOAN, DEL GALLEGO, GAINZA, GARCHITORENA, GOA, LAGONOY, LIBMANAN, LUPI, MAGARAO, MILAOR, MINALABAC, OCAMPO, NABUA, PAMPLONA, PASACAO, PILI, PRESENTACION, RAGAY, SAN FERNANDO, SAN JOSE, SAGNAY, SIPOCOT, SIRUMA, TIGAON, and TINAMBAC). 

PILI is the capital town. The town of PASACAO is known for its beaches, which considered the "SUMMER CAPITAL OF CAMARINES SUR."

The WORLD'S SMALLEST FISH is found in CAMARINES SUR particularly in LAKE BUHI. 

CAMARINES SUR is my birthplace specifically the municipality of GOA.

1. CAMARINES SUR WATER SPORTS COMPLEX (CWC)


2. SABANG BEACH, SAN JOSE


3. GOTA BEACH, CARAMOAN PENINSULA

4. BASILICA MINORE, NAGA CITY

5. ATULAYAN ISLAND

6. AGUIRANGAN ISLAND

7. LAKE BUHI

8. MT. ISAROG

9. CULAPNITAN CAVE, LIBMANAN

10. ROSE ISLET, PRESENTACION



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