General Vicinity Maps
Central Cebu National Park
Few people, even in Cebu, know that this park exists. Practically
all of the forest that once covered Cebu's central range have been removed
by loggers or slash-and-burn farmers. What's left are a few remnants and
second growth vegetation. The destruction of the forest cover has driven
at least two bird species, the Black Shama and the Cebu Flowerpecker to
near extiction. The original park boundaries were set in 1937 and currently
encompass 11,894 ha.
The area was brought to national attention in 1957. Then
president, Ramon Magsaysay, was tragically killed when his plane crashed
into a mountain within the park boundary. Each year in March, the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources, with the Tourism Authority, sponsors
a climb to the crash site on Mt. Manunggal in memory of the president.
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