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Municipality in Camarines Sur, Philippines
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Tigaon is a semi urban-rural municipality of 61,000 in the Partido district of Camarines Sur. It is a rural area, with a compact town, and is known for Mount Isarog. Tigaon's coast has a beach, which still has a few resorts.
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Tigaon Church
The town's oldest parish church, dating to 1794. Feast day is every August 12.
A 2000 m extinct volcano covered with rainforests and rich in biodiversity. The summit is reachable through the Consocep Trail, and takes 5-7 hours. It is cold at the summit, and the mountain is covered by rainforest full of mosses, bamboo, ferns and pitcher plants.
A mountain resort with three swimming pools, cottages, a gumamela (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) garden and views of the lowlands. Overnight stays only permitted on a case-by-case basis, and reservations not honored. Resort closes at 5PM.
By car
Tigaon is along Route 610, which follows part of the Jose T. Fuentebella Highway from Pili to the town center, and Tigaon-Sagñay-Tiwi Road which heads to Albay.
The town itself is small, and easily walkable, but you can get around with a habal-habal or a padyak (cycle rickshaw or pedicab)
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