Callao Cave (Peñablanca)

 cave(s), invisible, tourist attraction, fossil site

Callao Cave is a cave with seven chambers located on the Province of Cagayan, in the Philippines. It is one of the best known tourist attractions of the province. It is located in Barangays Parabba and Quibal, Peñablanca, near Tuguegarao, the capital city of the Province of Cagayan.

It has a natural cathedral located at the first chamber, which was turned into a chapel by the local people. The conditions inside the cave cause stalactites and stalagmites, particularly in the deeper chambers.

Callao Cave, Department of Tourism, Regional Office No. 02, 2nd Floor, Supermarket Building, Bonifacio Street, 3500 Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Tel: +63-78-844-1621, Fax: +63-78-846-2435.

Every chamber has natural crevices, which let light get into the cave, serving as illumination for the otherwise dark areas of the place.

An area of a complex cave system Callao Cave is one of the most popular tourist destination in the northern part of the Philippines. Located in the town of Peñablanca, about 15km northeast of the provincial capital Tuguegarao City, the park is part of the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape - a national protected area.

Callao Caves of Cagayan Province, Philippines is an astonishing seven chamber cave and is considered one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Cagayan Province of the Philippines. Located in Barangays Bagabba and Quibal, Penablanca which is about 20 to 30 minutes ride from Tuguegarao City, the magnificient caves was actually believed to be used as a camp by Japanese Occupational Forces during World War II.

This magnificient and breathtaking piece of nature is an absolute masterpice to the long winding tunnels of the Callao Caves of Penablanca.

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