Dantruong Travel & Tourism

rickety old Jeep crossed the dry riverbed in northern Philippines,  dust to the passengers who slam-banged in the backseat.

Mountain scenery around Pinatubo again developed 16 years ago after a volcano erupted and killed more than 1,500 people and fly ash clouds into the atmosphere which lowers the temperature of the earth for years.

Fine sand derived from the 1991 eruption was thrown off by jeep-jeep driven by adventurous tourists.

They came to swim or wade Pinatubo crater lake is slightly acidic with a kayak.

“” We must accept the situation that our country has many volcanoes, “said Perla de los Reyes, from the vulcanology and seismology institute government.” They have a beautiful view. ”

A total of 300 volcanoes scattered throughout the archipelago, 22 of them active while the other 27 are classified “can be active”.

Despite the danger, the government tried to find a way to change the sleep monster into towing tourists who bring in revenue.

“People are fascinated by the volcanic eruption of symptoms,” said Francois Dominique de Larouziere, scientific director of Vulcania, a volcano tourism already attracted some 2.45 million visitors per year since opening in 2002.

The resort is located in the former volcano in a remote Auvergne, central France.

By contrast, the total number of tourists volcano in the Philippines have all been through a number of three million people.

De los Reyes said that people are willing to struggle for understanding the impact of the eruption.

During the eruption of Mayon volcano death last year, Manila tourists flock to the area to see letusannya.

Mayon, which is perfectly reminiscent of Mount Fuji in Japan, located at an altitude of 2420 meters in the rice fields near the city of Legaspi.

Deadly eruption in 1814 of about 1200 people buried alive in the village of Cagsawa. Time the event that there is now only the church bell tower.

“Mountain fire show that they are very dynamic and dangerous, and people understand it,” said de los Reyes, and then say, unique form of ground volcanic eruption results also attract visitors.

In addition “geothermal effect” as a source of hot water, holes in the small output (fumaroles) produced lava also be “attraction” that can generate income from the “spa” or camp.

Pinatubo and Taal, a volcano on the outskirts of the city of Manila is located in a large lake, attracting developers to build homes for holidays and special restaurants.

However, the mountain Iraya, Kanlaon, Bulusan, Banahaw, Hibok-Hibok, Isarog and Kalatungan, located in the interior of the Philippines and can not be achieved.

Apo, the highest volcano can be active in the southern island of Mindanao, mostly visited by the climbers who fell after a stay of about three days at the top.