By Leilanie G.
Adriano
Staff Reporter
BURGOS, Ilocos
Norte—The proposed opening of a new road leading to a popular eco-tourism
destination here—the Kaangrian waterfalls, a multi-layered water fall located
in the deep mountains of Brgy. Agaga, about five kilometers from the Burgos
town paper--is a threat to the falls, said Burgos Mayor Crescente Garcia.
When the Kaangrian
Falls was finally opened for tourists, the local government unit here
purposively decided not to build a concrete road leading to the area to ensure
that the place is only accessible to adventurers who loves to trek the
mountains and regulate the entry of vehicles as much as possible.
This also one way
of regulating the number of tourists to visit this natural wonder,
cinematically perfect for fantasy movies and more.
On Feb. 25, Garcia
raised the alarm as its neighboring Pasuquin town has been reported to be
planning to establish a road leading to the area to make it more accessible to
vehicles and tourists.
“We are appealing
to concerned authorities particularly our provincial government to look into
this so that there should only be one way connecting to the Kaangrian
waterfalls,” he said.
Should there be an
alternative road leading to the place, Garcia warned that this may threaten the
waterfalls, which also serves as a water reservoir to sustain the growth of
agricultural crops in Burgos town.
“If this happens,
we may lose control of safeguarding the Kaangrian waterfalls and may end up
just collecting wastes left by tourists,” he said.
Earlier, local
authorities apprehended bonsai collectors from the neighboring town near the
Agaga mountains where the waterfalls is located.
Garcia reported
that about 10 huge bonsai materials were confiscated from them while
transporting these items without necessary permits.
As of press time,
the items are under the custody of the municipal environment and natural
resources pending the filing of appropriate charges against them.
“I hope this gives
them a signal that we are serious in our effort to preserve the environment,”
Garcia ended.
Aside from the Kaangrian
waterfalls, the emerging tourist destination of Burgos town in Ilocos Norte
province is gifted other natural landmarks such as the Kapurpurawan rocks
formation, Av-avis waterfalls, Palpalokada and the UNESCO-world heritage site
of Cape Bojeador lighthouse, captivating more foreign and domestic tourists
including movie makers to visit this northern gate land.
Like its
neighboring Bangui town, Burgos will soon be a home to 100 wind turbines, with
the Vestas of Denmark, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, as
supplier of the 29 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines that is presently undergoing
construction along the sprawling 600 hectares covering at least three
barangays: Saoit, Poblacion and Nagsurot.
The Lopez-led
Energy Development Corporation has signed a deal to commence the construction
of its 87-MW wind farm in Burgos town worth US$300 million covering the costs
of the wind farm, substation and transmission line and it is expected to be
completed within this year.
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