Aside from the beautiful Pandin Lake, San Pablo is blessed with 6 more lakes.
Lake Sampaloc comes from the Filipino word for Tamarind. It is the biggest , the closest to the city center and is said to be an inactive volcano maar or a "flat bottomed volcanic crater". This lake is however, not for those who are doing nature tripping. It is a bit crowded and busy. There are also quite many fish cages in the lake. But, it is still good for hanging out or strolling.
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| Sampaloc Lake |
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| Sampaloc Lake |
There are a number of stores and eateries around Sampaloc lake. One of them is Cafe Lago, which serves the yummy Crispy Binagoongan and their unique desert, the fried halo-halo. They also sell Champoy Sampaloc or tamarind candy, which is comparable to the famous Thai tamarind candy.
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| Fried halohalo in Cafe Lago |
The other lakes are also crater lakes, similar to Sampaloc Lake. We took a picture of the Palakpakin Lake, on our way to Liliw, Laguna. Similar to Sampaloc, fish cages also abound in the same lake. While fish cages are the source of livelihood of the people, incorrect feeding practices are threatening the lakes Sampaloc and Palakpakin. If this is not addressed, there is a danger that these lakes would die and the people will lose their source of livelihood.
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| Lake Palakpakin |
Yambo lake, the twin lake of Pandin, is as beautiful as its twin. On the other side of Pandin lake, we alighted the bamboo raft, and a guide welcomed us. After a 2 minute uphill climb, we were rewarded with the view of this beautiful lake.
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| Lake Yambo |
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| Our guide |
That weekend, we managed to see 4 of the 7 lakes, which leaves us 3 more lakes to visit the next time we pass by San Pablo: Lakes Bunot, Calibato and Mojicap.
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