Mayon is the volcano whose 1814 eruption buried the Philippine town of Cagsawa.
Mayon is an active stratovolcano in Albay Province on Luzon. It is celebrated for its near-symmetrical cone, but its beauty conceals substantial hazards from lava flows, pyroclastic flows, ashfall, and lahars.
The 1814 eruption was Mayon’s most destructive historical eruption. Pyroclastic material and mud buried much of Cagsawa, while the surviving bell tower of Cagsawa Church became a lasting landmark and memorial to the disaster.
Mayon is sometimes confused with Taal because both are active Philippine volcanoes. Taal is associated with a complex lake-and-island setting, whereas Mayon is best known for its steep, nearly symmetrical cone and the ruins at Cagsawa.