About this place

Mount Pinatubo is an active volcano in the Cabusilan Mountains, Luzon Island. Many people of the indigenous Aetas tribe that lived on its slopes were ignorant of its activity until its strong eruption in 1991. The large amount of magma and sulfur were ejected and over 800 people died.

After the danger passed many of the Aetas decided to return to their lands, even though due to the earthquake many things weren´t the same and the return to the previous ways of life was almost impossible.

Even though the volcano is active it is also home to a precious forest, and to numerous plants and animals. In the crater of a volcano there is a beautiful blue lake surrounded by green environment. It is called Lake Pinatubo and it is filled with the monsoon rains.

With the new water coming to the lake , the water cooled a bit and it is no longer hot but there exists a danger that the water will pour out. Due to that possibility the government decided to occasionally drain out part of water from the lake.
Today, because the volcano is currently quiet, many tourist come to enjoy its beauty.