Petroglyphs are ancient rock engravings. The Angono Petroglyphs is one of the oldest work of art in the Philippines. Human, animals, and other interesting figures are engraved on rock walls dating back to 3000 B.C.
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| National Cultural Treasure |
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This heritage site was discovered by our National Artist for Arts, Carlos "Botong" Francisco. The Angono Petroglyphs became a National Treasure by virtue of Presedential Decree No. 260 in 1996. It is now being preserved and developed by the National Musuem of the Philippines. A mini-museum, viewdeck, and stone path has been constructed for tourists.
Too bad that we didn't get to see what's inside the museum because it was a national holiday when we visited the place.
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How to get there?
Angono Petroglyphs is located at the boundary of the towns of Angono, Binangonan, and Antipolo.
By Private vehicle
From EDSA, drive through Ortigas Ext. road passing by KayTikling. Turn right to the towns of Taytay and Angono. You will pass by Balaw Balaw Specialty Restaurant (left) and Nemiranda's Restaurant (right). Turn left at the corner where there's a 7-eleven store. Follow the Thunderbird resort road. Keep left after you pass through the tunnel. You should be able to see the cave on your left like in the picture below.
By Public Transportation
Option 1:
From EDSA-Crossing, take the Angono, Binangonan bound jeepneys. Ask the driver to drop you off at Scrapyard. From Scrapyard, hire a tricycle to take you to to Petroglyphs, known as "the cave" to locals. They may charge you P300-P400 round trip.
Option 2:
From EDSA-Crossing, take the Angono, Binangonan bound jeepneys. Ask the driver to drop you off at the Angono town proper. You may hire van's or FX for P400-P500 round trip.
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| At the view deck |
What we did:
Since one of my friend is a resident of Angono, we were able to hitch a ride on the service van for Thunderbird guests for free. From Fiesta Casino, we hired a tricycle for P60 round trip.
There are only few people who knows that we have this kind of treasure. This National site is perfect for a weekend getaways with family and friends. Angono is just an hour away from the Metro. It was an amazing experience to see ancient rock carvings personally.
Read our Rizal Tour from Day 1 to Day 2.
You might also like:
- Church in the Sky
- Angono Municipal Hall and Park
- Blanco Museum
- Balaw Balaw Specialty Restaurant
- Daranak and Batlag Falls
- Scrapyard Restaurant
- Doña Aurora Street Murals
- St. Clement Parish
- Mystical Cave
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I read your article about your trip in Daranak and Batlag falls. I just want to ask, is Batlag Falls open to the public until now? Cause you went their April 2012 right? I just want to know cause other blogsites that Id read, one comment there is Batlag falls is now closed as of April 13, 2012. So when I saw your site I been so happy to see that Batlag falls is open. But not for overnight stay unlike before. Thanks in advance for your response.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to check that with Mang Onie since he live there. We were advised to text him first before going to the falls to check if the weather there is okay. His number is posted on my Daranak and Batlag falls blog.
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