It has been long considered as the World’s Most Perfect Cone ever since I was a child. It is the only volcano in the world that could get more tourist visitors when it erupts compared to other gargantuan lava-spewing mountains on the face of this earth.
According to a reliable source: Mayon is a classic stratovolcano with a small central summit crater. The cone is considered the world’s most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetry, which was formed through layers of lava flows and pyroclastic surges from past eruptions and erosion. It is said that the volcano grew from the burial grounds of lovers Magayon and Panganoron. Thus, the ancient Bicolanos named it after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful Lady). After some time, the volcano was chosen as the abode of the supreme god of the Bicolano people, Gugurang, who also chose Mayon as the repository of the sacred fire of Ibalon. Numerous festivals and rituals are associated with the volcano and its landscape. The volcano is the centerpiece of the Albay Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO in 2016, and is currently being nominated as a World Heritage Site.
Mayon at Dawn
Mayon Mid-Morning
Mayon in the Afternoon
Mayon Extreme Close-Up
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