Bood Promontory and Eco-Park
Part of Almont Inland Resort-sponsored Tour
From Delta Discovery Park, it was a 9.3-km. (15-min.) drive to Bood Promontory and Eco-Park (or First Easter Mass Eco Park). The highest elevation nearest to the seaside village of present-day Masao, it is located at a bend in the Masao River on a hill (called bood in Butuanon) overlooking the city.
Check out “Delta Discovery Park”
Magellan’s Cross
Grotto of the Virgin Mary
The park has a historical marker commemorating the contested first Catholic mass in Mindanao held on April 8, 1521 plus a memorial cross and a tableau with statues of Ferdinand Magellan, Rajah Kolambu (King of Butuan) and Rajah Siyagu (King of Mazaua), among others.
Tableau with statues of Ferdinand Magellan, Rajah Kolambu (King of Butuan) and Rajah Siyagu (King of Mazaua), among others
Nearby is a one-storey building housing an open-air function area plus oversized replicas of the Golden Tara (a 2-kg. (4.4-lb.), 21-karat gold statuette found, in 1917, at the banks of the Wawa River near Esperanza), and the Butuan Ivory Seal (an ivory stamp, seal stamp or a privy seal, dated 9th – 12th century, found in Brgy. Libertad).
Function Hall
Open-air function area
The park, situated in a non-protected 72-hectare agroforestry land, is also home to a small grotto of the Virgin Mary, walking trails and picnic spots. About 75% of the area is dominated by mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), yakal, Philippine teak (locally called hadlayati in Butuanon), Antipolo, narra and molave trees.
Replica of Golden Tara
Replica of Butuan Ivory Seal
Bood Promontory and Eco-Park: Brgy. Pinamanculan, Butuan City. 8600 Agusan del Norte. Tel: (085) 300-0270. Open 8 AM to 5 PM. Admission: Php50/pax.
How to Get There: Cebu Pacific Air has 20 daily flights from Manila to Butuan City. A 30-min. tricycle ride from Masao Beach, to get to the park you have to cross a hanging bridge.
Almont Inland Resort: J. C. Aquino Ave. (formerly Zamora St.), Brgy. Imadejas, 8600 Butuan City. Tel: (085) 300-0296. Mobile number: +63977 674 3412. Email: fo.inlandresort@almont.com.ph. Website: www.almont.com.ph/almontinlandresort.