Kawa-Kawa Hill visit

#Albay Tourist Spot
Kawa Kawa Hill is located at California Village, Barangay Tuburan, Ligao City its is just 2km away from the heart of the city or a 30-minute drive northwest of Ligao City. Kawaka Hill is derived from the local dialect "kawa" or native cauldron resembling its crater. It is used to be called "lunad", a Ligao term which means "sagging" or "depressed" and literally describes the six-hectare crater. Although, it may look like an ordinary hill from afar but the uniqueness of it will be felt and appreciated when one is on top of the hill where calm winds and air breeze waits. You can also get a full view of the city and as well as other barangays. Kawakawa HIll has served as a tourist and religious attraction since it was bought from private individuals and later developed as ecotourism by Fernando Gonzales, former governor of Albay and a prominent son of Ligao City. That's why it is opened to the public for people to appreciate nature and the environment. Gonzales called this the "Lung of Ligao" where one can breathe fresh air. Subsequently, he donated an 800-square-meter lot at the top of the hill to the Divine Mercy Monastery of the Carmelite Nuns of the Holy Trinity, Diocese of Legazpi. Eventually, the nuns put up a life-size image of the Station of the Cross. A renowned sculptor from Paete, Laguna designed and conceptualized it. The first eight stations can be seen along the walkway, while the remaining six were installed around the crater ring. To date, the Kawakawa Hill offers to the pilgrims a unique Way of the Cross, especially during Holy Week.