María Cristina waterfall
The María Cristina Falls is one with a height of 98 m to the sehenswertesten waterfalls to the Philippines and is a landmark of the city Iligan . This is nicknamed the City of Majestic Waterfalls ( City of Majestic Waterfalls ).
geography
The María Cristina waterfalls are part of the Agus River , which - coming from Lake Lanao - flows into the Bay of Iligan . The river divides into two branches, one of which carries the water over the María Cristina waterfall, the other over the Linamon waterfall.
The waterfalls are located 8.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Iligan in the Philippine province of Lanao del Norte on the island of Mindanao . In addition to its natural beauty and majestic elegance, the María Cristina Waterfalls are also a major source of energy for the surrounding industry and the entire island environment of Mindanao.
mythology
There is a legend about how the falls got their name. After that there were two beautiful sisters who lived near the falls. The younger was called Maria, the older Cristina. Both loved each other and shared everything. They loved their neighbors as much as they loved themselves. As word got around about their beauty, many men came to propose marriage to them, but the siblings turned them all back.
Now there was an unfortunate son of a sultan who lived near Lake Lanao and simply couldn't find the woman for life. He often traveled around the lake, and one day he came to the falls and saw the two girls there. He immediately fell in love with the two of them, but the sisters didn't know which of them he favored. A few days passed before Maria realized that she had fallen madly in love with the young man.
Unclear about the sultan's son's feelings, she despaired, climbed the falls and plunged down from the highest point. When Cristina found out about her sister's death, she too climbed the falls and followed Maria into death.
When the young man was looking for the sisters, he found the dead bodies of the girls. He recovered the bodies of the two and buried them under the cases. Then he gave the cases the names of the two girls he had loved and walked away without ever marrying.
Web links
- Private page about the waterfalls ( Memento from October 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 8 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 124 ° 11 ′ 40 ″ E