Sitio Linangga is a place far from urbaned areas, it needs to travel a few hours before reaching the Sitio and aside of that, it is filled with lots of wild plants, agricultural plants and areas and near at the river.
This is what we called Macao Tree, one of the most popular tree here in Mindanao Philippines. For Centuries, Native do their worship and rituals near at this tree offered with hunt animals, fruits and crops. Backed many centuries ago, this place was once an open field were only this tree grows and can be seen. Those big roots are served as an altar were the offered things be placed and burned.
For centuries has already past, native people slowly vanished in this areas and the open areas are now coverd with lots of bamboo plants. The big and ancient trees were native people served as an altar still grows and now well presserved by the Local Government. There are lots of wild animals like Monitor lizards, snakes, and birds living in this place. This big and old tree already lives hundred years old and it keeps the place cool and relaxing.
Far from the worshipping area is the wide place were lots of coconuts planted. For centuries, this place was once a village were few big wooden structures built just like Sugar cane extracting structures. There are no single materias remains here aside of those thick bushes grows at the place. Almost hundred of coconut trees planted here at it produced lots of fruits. This was once an open field were crops like corn planted here long time ago.
If we explored farther from the site, we can see this road trail straight up to the Hill. The road trail is compost with peebles, muds and big chunk of rocks because this area is rich with silica stones. Most of the the slopes of the hill are now covered with lots of grass and it was once an open field also. This place was once a field were lots of crops like cassava and sweet potatoes planted. Now, only few banana plants left and the place are now filled with thick grass.
Aside of that, this place was also experiencing wild fire. That time most of the entire hill are burning and this big tree is also burned that time. This big tree is now already dry but still standing and some branches are continuing to fall. But many years has past, the place are now recovered and lots of wild plants grows at the place.
This is also a kind of old and ancient tree found here at the Sitio. According to the elders who lives near at the place, this big Manggoe tree was once a hiding spot for hunting animals. There was a tree house built here but it was completely vanished leaving without a trace.
This river is also located near at the Sitio particularly near at the hill. This is Manticao river and it passes by lots of Barangays here at the Municipality. Sitio Linangga is truly perfect place to visit and everyone will really like to visit. Have a nice and safe travel to everyone.