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Conquering Carcar
Mainit-Mabugnaw Guadalupe Cave
Upon reaching the site, one sees life-size statues of saints and Christ and crosses strewn all over the area. These are remnants of a plan of former First Lady Imelda Marcos to have these caves transformed into shrines where pilgrims can visit. The statues had been brought thereby by helicopters but in the transport, the icons fell. This is the reason why some parts of these icons are broken. But there are still some statues that are intact. Some are placed inside the mouth of the first cave, kneeling and seeming to await an arrival from above, where light from a rooftop- hole floods the cave. The cave reminds one of a cathedral where birds and bats fly and glide by large stalactites and stalagmites that protrude everywhere. The ground is filled with snails, bird droppings and caterpillar-like creepers that had died and dried up. This cave has three sun-roots where the birds and bats go in and out while a statue of the Sto. Niño guards the place.
Conquering Carcar
Mainit-Mabugnaw Guadalupe Cave
Upon reaching the site, one sees life-size statues of saints and Christ and crosses strewn all over the area. These are remnants of a plan of former First Lady Imelda Marcos to have these caves transformed into shrines where pilgrims can visit. The statues had been brought thereby by helicopters but in the transport, the icons fell. This is the reason why some parts of these icons are broken. But there are still some statues that are intact. Some are placed inside the mouth of the first cave, kneeling and seeming to await an arrival from above, where light from a rooftop- hole floods the cave. The cave reminds one of a cathedral where birds and bats fly and glide by large stalactites and stalagmites that protrude everywhere. The ground is filled with snails, bird droppings and caterpillar-like creepers that had died and dried up. This cave has three sun-roots where the birds and bats go in and out while a statue of the Sto. Niño guards the place.