Province of Negros Oriental

Lake Balinsasayao is one of three crater lakes rising above sea level located within the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, an protected area covering the municipalities of Valencia, Sibulan, and San Jose in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Etymology The name of Lake Balinsasayao is the Spanish transcription of Cebuano balinsasayaw meaning "swiftlet." The name of its "twin", Lake Danao, is derived from Cebuano danaw meaning "lake." History Lake Balinsasayao, Lake Danao, and Lak…

Mount Talinis is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon, and the tallest peak in the mountain range known as the Cuernos de Negros ("Horns of Negros"). The volcano is located southwest of the municipality of Valencia; and from Dumaguete, the capital of the province. Geology Cuernos de Negros is classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology as a pote…