Not much have been written about “Simbahang Bato” cave in Luisiana, Laguna, a sleepy town atop Southern Sierra Madre Range. Luisiana is blessed with numerous natural attractions mostly of waterfalls and some caves. One of them is a limestone cave popularly known by the locals as “Simbahang Bato”.
The cave is named for its natural limestone formation which is likened to an old chapel along the river. About thirty feet in height and about twenty feet width naturally formed as a passage from one side to the other, it is located in a shrubby fold somewhere in the midst of the hilly terrains of Luisiana near the forested areas of the municipalities of Sampaloc and Mauban in Quezon province. Several meters across the river is another cave with its opening going about 40 feet deep with a water way that needs to be crossed to finally reach the other end. Though popular to the town’s folks, it is not frequented by outsiders for its challenging terrain going to the spot.
Once in a while there were some visitors from as far as Montalban, Rizal who for some unknown reason explored the place for prayers and pilgrimage especially during the Holy week season.
Friday, October 12, 2012 and so goes my “Simbahang Bato” rediscovery:
Waypoints to “Simbahang Bato”
1. 51 P UR 46610 MGRS 69410
2. 51 P UR 47546 MGRS 69446
3. 51 P UR 47696 MGRS 69312
4. 51 P UR 47987 MGRS 69150
5. 51 P UR 48066 MGRS 69104
6. 51 P UR 48048 MGRS 69040
7. 51 P UR 48196 MGRS 68929
8. 51 P UR 48350 MGRS 68902
9. 51 P UR 48526 MGRS 68844
10. 51 P UR 48685 MGRS 68805
11. 51 P UR 48761 MGRS 68909
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