the fabled mystical mount makiling 
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the japanese carpet-bombed mt makiling because this was the home base of filipino guerilla units and american agents who were responsible for the 'raid at los baņos' the most successful rescue operation in military history that liberated 9, 147 pows interred at uplb which was the japanese garrison and internment camp in 1942 the elevation of mt makiling is 1, 090 meters (3, 576 feet) and the fruits farms are at 500 meters (1, 640 feet) a hardy 35-year old 5.5km mountain road (despite never having been repaired) is accessible to jeepney, truck motorcycle and mountain bike it is a 4-kilometer (2.49-mile) hike on a 30-degree gradient that takes from 40 minutes to an hour and los baņos town is 63 kilometers (39.15 miles) from manila which is just an hour's drive los baņos (translates to 'the baths') is famous for its hot springs resorts is the lungs of metro manila and places to visit: national arts center makiling botanic gardens, magnetic hill irri (international rice research institute) is headquartered here because evidently the philippines is the only asean nation with the most number of rice varieties that irri is genetically-engineering
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