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Carcanmadcarlan Topography

August 7, 2007

   view of ccmcl from puyat

   Known in the past for its vast timberlands and, for the present with its over 6,000 hectares of Government-irrigated lands, it has seawaters in the east, mountains in the west, north and south. The plains has navigable rivers known as Carac-an, Union, Cantilan, Consuelo, Benoni, Bon-ot, Adlayan, Lancogue and some s maller ones. The extent of creeks and wetlands or lowlands in its wide plains is indicative that marshlands and swamps were main landmarks and features of its old topography. The conversions and developments of the lowlands into rice paddies began in the 18th century when the friars were stationed therein. Those rivers and creeks which were developed into fishponds did not begin earlier than the first half of the 20th century.

    In the hazy period of Cantilan’s history in the 16th century, Parasao was described only to have consisted of a vast area of woodlands on the plains, hills and mountains. They were traversed by big rivers and creeks north of Tand ag, the set of catholic priory. West, Northwest, South and Southwest of Cantilan have the eye-limits of Diwata, Ilong-ilong, Sibyog, Mabaha and the Legaspi mountains with their ridges and ranges clear on the dry months.  

source: CANTILAN in 1571-1899 by EVE, published by the Municipality of Cantilan


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