page_title: Mount Batulao
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Batulao / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Upload Wizard photos of - Nasugbu, Batangas[1] - Aguinaldo Highway[2] passing a) Imus, Cavite[3] - Robinsons Place Imus, Shopwise, Savemore Supermarket, The District Ayala Mall - Metro Department Store Supermarket Asian Institute of Computer Studies WalterMart to Olivarez Mall in b) Tagaytay City, Cavite, Puregold Supermarket of Tagaytay, Ninoy Aquino statue in the Circle of Tagaytay Ridge, Days Hotel, to c) Barangay Nyugan, Laurel, Batangas, towards the Welcome Arch of d) Nasugbu, Batangas[4] - Batulao Village the scenery along the National Highway towards the Town Proper of Nasugbu, Batangas.
context_page_description: Mount Batulao is an extinct stratovolcano in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines, located in northwest Batangas province along its border with Cavite. It is a dissected andesitic stratovolcano at the northwestern rim of the Taal Caldera which began to form in the late Pliocene period, about 3.4 million years ago. The mountain is a prominent landmark of jagged peaks, rolling to rugged ridges and deep gorges situated just west of the hill station of Tagaytay at the southwestern end of the Tagaytay Ridge. It is well known for its scenery, as well as its retreat centers and resorts located just 85 kilometres south of Manila.
context_section_description: Mount Batulao and its environs have been a playground for Metro Manila residents since at least the 1970s. In 1975, the area of Mount Batulao in Nasugbu as well as parts of the adjacent municipalities of Maragondon and Ternate were declared as tourist zones. One of its earliest developments was the sprawling Batulao Village Club developed by the family of senator Gil Puyat and designed by architect Benjamin Bautista with landscape design by Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.. It was the destination of choice for affluent Manilans in the area of Tagaytay with its Gary Player-designed golf course, clubhouse, halfway house, village inn, cottages and sports complex with jai alai courts.
  In 1998, the leisure and resort development called Evercrest Golf Club & Resort (now KC Hillcrest Hotel & Golf Club) was built on 78.8 hectares (195 acres) of property within the 1,300-hectare (3,200-acre) Nasugbu Highlands of the Puyat-owned Group Developers Inc. It featured a 76-room hotel, golf course and a condominium, and was developed by Gulod Resort company owned by businessman Jose Go of the Ever Gotesco mall chain. The company was also the developer behind the adjacent property of Chateau Royale Sports & Country Club (now Chateau Royale Hotel Resort & Spa), a 170-hectare (420-acre) resort complex that is home to the Tree Top Adventure park and Metropolitan Medical Center Nasugbu. Other developments within the Nasugbu Highlands include Batulao Monte Grande (now Sandari Batulao), an 800-hectare (2,000-acre) mountain township launched by Citystate Properties of ambassador Antonio Cabangon-Chua in 2007, and Batulao Artscapes, a 142-hectare (350-acre) masterplanned community and livable art park being developed by Century Properties.
caption: View of Taal Lake in the far distance and Canyon Woods from the eastern side of Mount Batulao in Caylaway
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