Davao

Mt. Apo natural Park

Lake Agco

OVerVieW: Mt. Apo is the Philippine's tallest mountain at 3,144 meters above sea level, considered the richest botanical mountain in the whole region, and is part of the Mt. Apo Natural Park, a declared protected area. The park has five distinct forest formations and four major lakes, including the famous Lake Agco (Blue Lake) and Lake venado, a camping site and stopover for summiting mountaineers.

Eco features: The Mountain is host to hundreds of rare, endemic and threatened floral species like the Vanda sanderiana or waling-waling, the “Queen of Philippine Orchids.” Some endemics include Humalanthus populneus, the endangered Lithocarpus submonticolus, the Agathis philippinensis (Almaciga), Vatica manggachapoi  (Narig)   and Shorea palita (Lauan), and the Mindanao montane forest mouse; Philippine tree shrew, Philippine tree squirrel, Mindanao moon rat or gymnure for the fauna. The Philippine deer is considered as the most threatened mammal in the area.

Photo and Article Source : Inflight Magazine (Seair)