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  • SUNKEN CEMETERY
  • WHITE ISLAND
  • SAN ROQUE

The sunken cemetery used to be part of the old capital of Camiguin. Mount Vulcan had four recorded eruptions. Its third eruption in 1871 sunk Cotta Bato and its cemetery under the sea. Remnants of the structures and gravestones were still seen during low tide but the fourth eruption in 1948 buried the area deeper by around 20 feet. In 1982, a large cross was built on the solidified lava to mark this old gravesite.

 

 

White Island is a sandbar about two kilometers off the shore of Agoho district in Camiguin Island. This sandbar has absolutely no vegetation (no trees, no shade!). Its sand is white enough to rival the white sands of Boracay and offers great views of Mt. Hibok-Hibok. According to locals, this sandbar shrinks substantially during high tides so it is best to go in early morning or late afternoon.

 

 

Old Ruins of San Roque Church, Convent and Belfry in Gui-ob, Bonbon, Catarman. These are the testimonials and remnants of the eruption of Old Vulcan Daan in 1871 that wiped out the illustrious town of Catarman. It is a monument with thick century-old walls, belfry and convent which stand reminiscent of the second Spanish settlement established in 1697.