Malumpati Cold Spring Basketball - Malumpati, Philippines
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silverquill
N 11° 46.022 E 122° 04.598
51P E 399393 N 1300958
This rural basketball area is just packed dirt with homemade wooden backboards, but still provides recreation for visitors to the popular Malmupati Cold Springs near Pandan, Anitque, on the island of Panay, Philippines.
Waymark Code: WMB75K
Location: Philippines
Date Posted: 04/13/2011
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The
Bugang River in the island of Panay has won numerous national and international awards as the cleanest inland waterway in the Philippines. Part of the reason is the purity of the water that emerges from the two deep springs which can be visited via a trail leading from this area.
The best access to this area is from the main highway on an unpaved road on the north side of the river which ends at the village of Malumpati where there is a fabulous swimming area in the deep, clear water. Visitors can picnic, swim, shoot some hoops, or venture deeper into the rain forest. This is a rural area where the cows are under the
Water Tower next to the basketball area, and the women weave their straw baskets to sell through the local coop.
From here a trail passes the Pandan Water District pumping station along the river for several kilometers. This area is habitat to the several rare species of hornbills and butterflies.
One of the best tours to this area is from the Phaidon Resort, with its fabulous beaches a short distance north. There are other tour services including from the popular Boracay Island, off the northern tip of Panay.