Mount Arayat, one of Philippines' mystical mountains

PAMPANGA, Philippines - On our way back from a vacation in Mabini, Pangasinan going to Manila, we stop by at a gasoline station in Pampanga. The gasoline stations at the expressway are usually big and have various selections of restaurants that are catered for commuters and travelers who want to take a rest and eat some food. From the gasoline station, a nice looking mountain caught my attention and took a photo of it.



Mount Ayarat, Pampanga, Philippines
(Photo was taken through Iphone)

Based on wikipedia.org, these are some interesting facts about Mount Arayat and the geographical vicinity.

1. It is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft).

2. There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era.

3. The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region. The southern half of the mountain lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga while the north half and the mountain summit lies within Magalang, Pampanga.

4. Ten miles to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. Mount Pinatubo is located a further 16 km (10 mi) west.

5. It is considered a mystical mountain, the legendary home of Aung/Aring Sinukuan/Sinkuan/Suku or the Fairy known as diwata Mariang Sinukuan depending on which version of the story the readers or listeners prefer, but in ancient Kapampangan folklore as well as the research known to have been gathered by Kapampangan students of Henry Otley Beyer, it was and is the abode of Apung Aring Sinukuan, rival of Namalyari of Mount Pinatubo, who is in varying versions, the son of Cargon-Cargon who was mortally wounded in a fight with a giant from the Zambales Mountain Range which is said to be the home of Apu Namalyari.

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