Buried in Ash: The Tragedy of the Cagsawa Ruins

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Lindsay and Madison discuss the 1814 eruption of the Mayon Volcano, as well as why it’s not the best idea to live near an active volcano, that stratovolcanos can be both beautiful and deadly, and the storied history of Luzon.

Information pulled from the following sources

• 2022 The Travel article by Aaron

• 2014 The Manila Times article

• 2009 BBC News article

• 1982 The Fresno Bee article by Jack Oglesby

• 1982 The Sacramento Bee article by Jack Oglesby

• 1982 The San Francisco Examiner article by Robert L. Sammons

• 1814 The Bristol Mirror article 

• Atlas Obscura

• Cagsawa (KAH-G-SAH-WAH) Church: Destroyed by a Volcano post by Silver Backpacker

• Fabulous Philippines article by David Paul Wagne

• Parish Church of Nuestra Senora De La Porteria history article

• Wikipedia (1)

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