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Municipality in Quezon, Philippines
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Mauban (pronounced as “Ma-uban”) is a town along the Pacific coast of Quezon province, Philippines. Long isolated from the rest of the province, it has an extensive territory containing less-visited forests, waterfalls, islands, beaches and even heritage structures.
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An extensive colonnaded promenade along Lamon Bay.
A small park featuring a monument to the town's legendary founder and a Hollywood-like sign of Mauban.
A promontory in the middle of downtown Mauban that was used as a military lookout throughout the town's history and now provides panoramic views of the surrounding area.
Mauban's main tourist draw is a island northeast of the downtown. It features multiple resorts, white sand beaches and forests.
Mauban Church
Mauban's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in 1891.
The well-preserved remains of a public bathhouse built in 1725.
Downtown Mauban hosts an uncommonly large number of houses dating from the Spanish and American colonial eras. These are mostly concentrated in the town plaza and continue to be used as private residences or commercial establishments.
A secluded cascade along the Tapucan River.
A seven-level cascade.
White House
A grocery housed inside the white-colored ancestral residence of Father Horacio dela Costa, an eminent Jesuit priest and historian.
Mauban is connected to the rest of Quezon by roads leading separately to Lucban via Sampaloc and Tayabas. From Cubao and Buendia in Metro Manila, JAC Liner runs infrequent buses to Mauban.
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