- Tinago Falls
Infobox Waterfall
name = Tinago Falls
caption = Tinago Falls inIligan City ,Philippines
location = flagicon|PhilippinesIligan City , Mindanao, Philippines
type =Fan
height = convert|73.152|m|ft|1|abbr=on|lk=on
height_longest = convert|73.152|m|ft|1|abbr=on|lk=on
average_width = 100 feet
number_drops = 5
average_flow =
watercourse =
world_rank =
footnotes = Tinago Falls is being claimed by the neighboring municipality of Linamon as part of its political jurisdiction.Tinago Falls is a waterfall inIligan City ,Lanao del Norte in the southernPhilippine island ofMindanao cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/05/29/life/falling.for.tinago.falls.html|title=Falling for Tinago Falls|last=Encila|first=Jet|date=May 29, 2008|publisher=Sun Star Davao|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-01] . It is one of the main tourist attractions in Iligan, a city known as the "City of Majestic Waterfalls"."Tinago" is a Filipino term meaning "hidden", the falls being hidden in a deep ravine. Trekking to the falls requires approximately 500 descending steps called the winding staircase.
The falls is approximately 240-feet high, its very cold waters cascading beautifully into a deep and calm basin-like pool which appears like a blue-colored lagoon. Under the falls is a small cave where people can enter and listen to the rumbling waters.
Legend and Etymology
Legend has it that there once lived an influential and powerful
Sultan Agok and her wife. They were appointed by their people as their king and queen. But they become too proud of themselves and became selfish rulers of their kingdom. When the sultan's wife was pregnant, an enchantress, disguised as a beggar, begged for their help but instead they exiled and rejected her. Because of this, the enchantress cursed the couple that the child will become ugly but they did not took it seriously and permanently banished the enchantress.When the child was born, the child did become ugly. The couple was sad and disappointed, expecting the baby to be as lovely as her mother. They hid the child in a cave to avoid embarrassment and named the baby Tin-ag, which means "hidden face". They visited and took care of the baby in the cave.
When the child grew up, she came out of the cave and became amazed at what she saw. The enchantress, who cursed her parents, saw her and made an offer to transform her into something of great beauty and splendor. She accepted the offer and became the "Tinago Falls"cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/paraisong_nakatago/legend.htm|title=The Legend of Tinago Falls |language=English|accessdate=2008-10-01] .
Geography
Tinago Falls is located in a deep ravine in Barangay Ditucalan,
Iligan City . The falls plunges 240 feet high from a cliff.References
ee also
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Maria Cristina Falls
*Iligan City
*Linamon, Lanao del Norte
* Lanao del Norte]
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