Fascinate Waterfalls And Beautiful Landscape Of Mayantoc, Tarlac | Philippines
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Welcome to the Summer Capital of Tarlac, Philippines!
Mayantoc is a mild hamlet whose hallow showground is a picturesque of natural dispel and serendipity. Geographically landscaped in the to the fore graceful hills and mountains, its falls and streams are breathtakingly gasping and awesome. Aptly, Mayantoc is called as the Summer Capital of Tarlac.
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| Photos by: Mon Corpuz | Traveler |
Black Pencil Project Team visits my hometown in Tarlac, treated them with a sunrise shoot at a nearby hill. Thanks guys for a well-spent weekend with my family, relatives and friends
How do you promote a rural municipality that produces rice and the rocks all year round?
Perched on the eastern slopes of Zambales, Mayantoc derived its name from a forest vine rattan locally known as 'yantoc' that grew abundantly when settlers from Ilocos first came to the place.
An agricultural town nourished by river tributaries of the Camiling River, the 3rd class municipality, the town is regarded as the rice bowl of the province and provides massive amount of aggregates used in major public works in Luzon.
While the town's monicker may sound sleepy, Mayantoc awakes each dawn with farm chores and similar rural activities like the photo above. Observed from the nearby hill at Barangay Carabaoan overlooking the town center, the town lits up with the breezy morning as it prepares another busy day ahead.
Local Government is currently studying sustainable tourism focused eco-adventure to boost the sleeping giant of Tarlac.
Diyay Banger (The Grass Is Always Greener)
Panoramic vista of Mayantoc atop of the highest peak of "Bantay Lima" of Brgy. Pedro L. Quines.
The southern view offers a sweeping panorama of Brgy. Pedro L. Quines, Pitombayog, and Bigbiga. Also visible from afar are neighboring towns of Sta. Ignacia and San Jose.
Abot Waterfalls and Cascades
Binbinaca, Mayantoc, Tarlac
Local Palouse
Shades of greens stretch acres of irrigated lands in Mayantoc, Tarlac such as this photo from Brgy. Pitombayog.
An agricultural town, the 3rd class municipality produces rice and regarded as the rice bowl of the province. Ample irrigation from dam and communal sources provides farmers of 2-3 cropping per year in most barrios.
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Moonlight Over Rice FieldsRice fields turn to gold as the towns fiesta approaches in Mayantoc, Tarlac. Just in time for the annual merrymaking and revelry, the town fiesta is celebrated every 20th of March, a day after the feast of St. Joseph; the town's patron saint.
Traditionally, barrio folks come to town at night to watch the performances of brass orchestras at the 'quiosco' (band stand) as well as the festivities and carnival fair held at the pubic plaza.
The town fiesta just like any other town is the most exciting part of the town's fiscal year but Mayantoc celebrates it with much 'gusto' as this translates significant events for every Mayantoqueño - 1. Harvest Season, 2. Start of Lent Season. 3. Graduation 4. Summer.
Most balikbayans (OFW) come to town to visit their families and significant events are often scheduled around this time so the gathering serves as a reunion of sort.
The photo was observed from Barangay Carabaoan, view point overlooking the town proper last March 10, 2010. The moon was helpful on cloudless dawn break to illuminate the rice fields of Brgy. Cubcub below the viewpoint.
Mayantoc's "Five Peaks" Mountain
"Bantay Lima" (Five Mountains) in Brgy. Pedro L. Quines is perceivably the most iconic landmark of Mayantoc. Named after it's five peaks, the low elevation mountain is made of karst and rock boulders shaping small crevices along the slopes. The highest peak measures a little above 240 meters, perfect for watching sunrise at dawn rising above infinite rows of rice fields.
The mountain is frequented by local farmers to learned to gather "guano" from giant fruit bats inhabiting the limestone crevices and to plant root crops like ube, ginger and other tubers. Together with fruit eating bats, endemic birds and Philippine Macaques inhabited the place and now competing with farmers with space from the remaining forested area of the mountain.
Perched on the eastern slopes of Zambales, Mayantoc derived its name from a forest vine rattan locally known as 'yantoc' that grew abundantly when settlers from Ilocos first came to the place. An agricultural town nourished by river tributaries of the Camiling River, the town is regarded as the rice granary of the province and provides massive amount of aggregates used in major public works in Luzon.
While the town's monicker may sound sleepy, Mayantoc awakes each dawn with farm chores and similar rural activities like the photo above. Observed from the nearby hill at Barangay Carabaoan overlooking the town center, the town lits up with the breezy morning as it prepares another busy day ahead.
Local Government is currently studying sustainable tourism focused eco-adventure to boost the sleeping giant of Tarlac.
Brgy. Nambalan - One of the interesting waterfalls discoveries during descend from the main falls. I wouldn't be surprised to find more undocumented cascades in the future
These are the breathtaking views in Mayantoc, Tarlac taken by Mon Corpuz, a proudly Mayantoqueño!
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