We decided to head on to Wawa Dam. See that falls over there? Will visit that later. Wawa Dam (also known as Montalban Dam) is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in the municipality of Rodriguez in Rizal province, Philippines. The slightly arched dam is situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge, a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila.
Looking at this scenic view, I remember a myth that was told when I was still in elementary. It was a story about Bernardo Carpio, a man with a strength that was similar to Hercules and was told to cause earthquakes and separated this mountain in Montalban. It was long time ago and yet this was the first time I ever witness this scenery here in Rizal. It was the mountains called Mt. Pamitinan and Mt. Binakayan.
Wawa Dam, also known as Montalban Dam, is a gravity dam constructed in 1909 during the American colonial era to provide the water needs for Metro Manila. It is situated in the municipality of Rodriguez in Rizal Province, Philippines in a 360-meter (1,180 ft) high Wawa gorge, a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila. The abandoned dam, is now considered as a tourist destination mostly visited by local and foreign tourist in summer months.