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Sunken cemetery among top tourist spots in Camiguin

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Joey Taguba Yecyec, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/10/27/20181027-sunken-cemetery.jpg"/><figcaption>The 5-hectare gravesite collapsed and sunk at sea when Mount Vulcan erupted in 1871, according to the local municipal tourism office. ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>Amid the shallow waters off the beach of Barangay Bonbon, Catarman town in Camiguin, stands a large cross that marks the sunken cemetery there.The Municipal Tourism Office of Catarman recorded up to 7,000 local and foreign visitors at the cemetery monthly.The 5-hectare gravesite collapsed and sunk at sea when Mount Vulcan erupted in 1871, municipal tourism in-charge Daniel Casiño said.The concrete cross was built to replace the graveyard&#x27;s original cross toppled by Typhoon Ruping in 1981.In 2004, the local government declared the site a marine-protected area.What was once a site full of tombstones is now a haven for different marine species and corals.Since then, Casiño said the site has become a source of income for locals after it was opened for snorkeling and free-diving activities.&quot;Some of the activities the local government unit in Catarman facilitated so that the locals will have a source of income,&quot; he said.Besides the cross, Blaise Amoo of the United Kingdom has enjoyed snorkeling in the fish sanctuary together with his girlfriend.Amoo said the site is among his favorite destinations in their week-long stay in the island.&quot;It&#x27;s fantastic, the guide took us around the cemetery and a little bit beyond as well. The coral is beautiful, we saw so many different fish. Great place to snorkel, great place to free dive and a great place to visit as well with the cemetery and the cross,&quot; he said.Aside from summer, the sunken cemetery draws lots of visitors during the Holy Week and All Souls&#x27; Day.

Amid the shallow waters off the beach of Barangay Bonbon, Catarman town, stands a large cross that marks the sunken cemetery there.

Amid the shallow waters off the beach of Barangay Bonbon, Catarman town, stands a large cross that marks the sunken cemetery there.

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Sunken cemetery among top tourist spots in Camiguin

Joey Taguba Yecyec,

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Published Oct 28, 2018 12:49 AM PHT

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Updated Oct 28, 2018 07:42 AM PHT

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