Earth:Lake Palakpakin
| Lake Palakpakin | |
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.svg)  Lake Palakpakin Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Laguna |
| Group | Seven Lakes of San Pablo |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 14°6′36″N 121°20′24″E / 14.11°N 121.34°E |
| Type | crater lake |
| Surface area | 43 hectares (110 acres) |
| Average depth | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Settlements | San Pablo City |
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Lake Palakpakin is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna province in the Philippines . Palakpakin is located in Brgy. San Buenaventura, San Pablo City. With an area of 43 hectares (110 acres), it has a maximum depth of 7.5 metres (25 ft).
Residents around the lake rely on income from fishpens and fishcages that grow cultured tilapia and silver carps.
Legend
A few kilometers north of the city proper was a village which had become known then for its ancient tree which had a hollow trunk. It was called Palakpak. Some villagers said that on moonlit nights they could see a beautiful, red-haired lady washing her long hair with the hollow trunk serving as her wash basin. There is also river nearby where a big fish appeared each night when the beautiful lady was around. The villagers would not catch it, believing that it must be her pet.
One day, a stranger came to the village and tried to solve the mystery about the red-haired lady and the fish. And so one moonlit night, he waited for her. Seeing the lady in her pristine glory, the stranger approached her. All of a sudden there was thunder and lightning. The earth quaked with terrible intensity, while the river swelled alarmingly into a lake. From that time onwards, that lake produces a large quantity of shrimps which when cooked, turned red. People since then had affectionately called their village Palakpakin, after that ancient tree and the shrimps in the lake became a principal source of livelihood, which they call Hipong Palakpakin or Palakpakin Shrimp.
References
External links
- Geographic data related to Lake Palakpakin at OpenStreetMap
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