at the city of majestic waterfalls

Third day (08/27) in Cagayan de Oro my family and I visited two beautiful waterfalls in neighboring Iligan City. First one was the super tall Maria Cristina falls, which I heard provides the electricity for Mindanao. It was the highest one that I've seen. But there wasn't much to do at the place except take pictures because the falls was enclosed by a powerplant. Still it was nice to witness water so powerful and so tall!

After a nice lunch by the seaside, we headed to Tinago falls. True to its name, it's a bit "tago" (hidden). It was tucked in a forest which could only be reached by going down this 360-plus steep steps of stairs. But it was one piece of nature that's really worth uncovering. It was lovely! It was pretty tall also, maybe at least 100 feet, but still way shorter than Maria Cristina. And it was wide! And very approachable--anyone with the provided life jacket can ride the available bamboo barge and approach the rushing water, and even enter the caves behind it (though I never got to try them, beause I took pictures instead, hehehe). Then in the middle, catching the charging white water of the main falls and the slower flowing water of the smaller falls surrounding the big one, was a magnificent blue lagoon, a wide circular pool of calm blue water.

Cool places to visit when you happen to be in Northern Mindanao! :)

More pics here.