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Southeast Asia, Calabarzon
Batangas
San Nicolas lakeshore, old Taal town site
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: church and wall ruins, colonial brick.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Original Taal town, buried and drowned by the catastrophic 1754 Taal eruption; ruins lie along and under the lake
Sunken town ruins in Taal Lake documented by the Hargrove expeditions and retraced in 2024; strictly eyes-only
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active volcano with sudden alert-level closuresVolcanic gas, lake surges
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.