March 11, 2010


TANDAG, Mar 07, 2010 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) –
? As one enters the eastern part of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, backing the Pacific Ocean, he will be greeted by an alluring coastline with towering green mountains afar off.
The mountain range, commonly called “Iron Mountain” or “Red Mountain” due to its immense iron deposits and becomes reddish as seen from afar during daytime, sits on the old towns of Claver and Carrascal.
But anyone could not just reach the 120-year old Carrascal town without passing Novienta, or the most mysterious, exciting and scary road called Kilometer 90.
Local people would say ?novienta? because its 90 degrees uphill road. Like the zigzag roads in Baguio, passing the narrow and curvaceous road of Novienta is quite an adventure for the motorists… click here to continue reading