Buried in Ash: The Tragedy of the Cagsawa Ruins
22 May 2025

Buried in Ash: The Tragedy of the Cagsawa Ruins

Ye Olde Crime

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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 Church: Destroyed by a Volcano post by Silver Backpacker




Fabulous Philippines article by David Paul Wagne




Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de La Porteria history article




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