Crater Lake of Pinabuto Volcano

Lake Pinatubo is located on the Philippine island of Luzon, in the crater of the Pinatubo volcano. This crater was formed after the climatic eruption of the volcano on June 15, 1991. The volcano is located 93 kilometers northwest of the capital Manila, near the borders of the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlak and Zambales in the Philippines.

The crater, which now houses a picturesque lake, was formed in the process of eruption, the consequences of which were felt around the world. Even now, high seismic activity is recorded in these places. In the area of Pinatubo and today noticed tremors, which do not allow to build anything within a radius of tens of kilometers from the volcano.

However, this place is an object of mountain tourism, and often it is the lake in the crater of the volcano that is of greatest interest to tourists. This is the deepest lake in the Philippines, its depth is 800 meters.