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Article: Cagayan de Oro City; EXTREME ADVENTURES.(Tourism)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 28, 2005
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Byline: CORNELIO R. DE GUZMAN
There were three challenges we wanted to take when we accepted an invitation of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) to visit Cagayan de Oro City last weekend. These are:
* To spend a night or two in a hanging cottage implanted at the edge of a ravine at the PTA-operated Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village;
* To walk on a swinging 51-meter long foot-bridge spanning over a canyon and then take a Zip Line ride back on a cable wire moving at an average of 20 kph.
* To do white water rafting along the wild Cagayan de Oro City river with 12 rapids or waterfalls to conquer.
But before elaborating ...