Lake Muhikap

Lake Mohicap
Lake Mohicap
	Lake Mohicap Location within the Philippines
Location	Laguna
Group	Seven Lakes of San Pablo
Coordinates	14°7′19″N 121°20′4″E / 14.12194°N 121.33444°E
Type	crater lake
Max. length	530 m (1,740 ft)
Max. width	490 m (1,610 ft)
Surface area	14.5 hectares (36 acres)
Surface elevation	80 metres (260 ft)
Settlements	San Pablo City

Lake Mohicap (also spelled as Mojicap) is one of the seven lakes of San Pablo City, in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The lake, located in Brgy. San Buenaventura, has an area of 14.5 hectares (36 acres) and is one of the main suppliers of water in the city. The waters of San Pablo Lakes provide a generous source of tilapia for Metro Manila and suburbs.^[1]^[2]

Legend

The legend of Lake Mohicap is quite similar to those of Lakes Pandin and Yambo to the east. A couple once had a very sickly daughter named Munica, and frequently prayed to God for her health, vowing to do anything in return. God answered their prayer, but on condition that Munica’s feet must never touch soil. She thus grew to be healthy and very industrious.

One day as her parents were away, Munica was sewing a dress. Her ball of thread fell to the ground, and when she tried retrieving it, she fainted and fell. Munica and the neighbourhood suddenly sank into the earth, and a lagoon formed in the area. The body of water was called “Mohicap”, combining the unfortunate girl’s name and mahikap, meaning “industrious” in the local variant of Tagalog.^[3]

References

^ San Andres, Ramon B. (2006). "Backgrounder" Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Friends of the Seven Lakes Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-01-06.
^ "Seven Lakes" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. San Pablo City Official Web Site. Retrieved on 2011-01-07.
^ "Legend of the Seven Lakes - Lake Muhikap". Seven Lakes International. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.

External links

Geographic data related to Lake Muhikap at OpenStreetMap
San Pablo City Official Web Site

[1] San Andres, Ramon B. (2006). "Backgrounder" Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Friends of the Seven Lakes Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-01-06.

[2] "Seven Lakes" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. San Pablo City Official Web Site. Retrieved on 2011-01-07.

[3] "Legend of the Seven Lakes - Lake Muhikap". Seven Lakes International. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.

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Lake Mohicap
Lake Mohicap Location within the Philippines
Location	Laguna
Group	Seven Lakes of San Pablo
Coordinates	14°7′19″N 121°20′4″E / 14.12194°N 121.33444°E / 14.12194; 121.33444
Type	crater lake

Max. length	530 m (1,740 ft)
Max. width	490 m (1,610 ft)
Surface area	14.5 hectares (36 acres)
Surface elevation	80 metres (260 ft)

Settlements	San Pablo City