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Hinagdanan Cave is a cave in the municipality of Dauis on Panglao Island, in Bohol Province, in the Philippines. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large stalactites and stalagmites.

The cave is lit by sunlight which filters through holes in the ceiling. The underground lake is a popular swimming spot, but it has been known to test for high levels of various pollutants, since it is fed by ground runoff.

Hinagdanan Cave is made of limestone. Its entrance is a hole about 1 metre in diameter, visible from a limestone hill. Cement steps lead to the interior. The cave is slippery, but there's a rope railing to hold on to. The cave is filled with sleeping birds in small holes in the ceiling. The sunlight that enters the cave make it unsuitable for bats.

Hinagdanan Cave was accidentally discovered when the area's owner was clearing decaying branches. He threw a stone into the hole and heard a splash. After building a ladder to enter the cave, he named it Hinagdanan ("laddered").

The cave is about 100 metres long, with many beautiful stalagmite and stalactite rock formations. There is a lagoon with a green hue produced by the green limestone at its bottom. People used to bathe there, but it is no longer advised due to karst pollutants in the water.

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9°37′31″N 123°48′04″E / 9.62528°N 123.80111°E / 9.62528; 123.80111

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 [[Image:hinagdanancave.jpg|right|thumb|Inside Hinagdanan Cave, Dauis, Bohol]]
-'''Hinagdanan Cave''' is a [[cave]] on [[Panglao Island]], in [[Bohol Province]], in the [[Philippines]]. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large [[stalactites]] and [[stalagmites]].
+'''Hinagdanan Cave''' is a [[cave]] in the municipality of [[Dauis, Bohol|Dauis]] on [[Panglao Island]], in [[Bohol Province]], in the [[Philippines]]. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large [[stalactites]] and [[stalagmites]].
 The cave is lit by sunlight which filters through holes in the ceiling. The underground lake is a popular swimming spot, but it has been known to test for high levels of various pollutants, since it is fed by ground runoff.
-Hinagdanan Cave is made of limestone. The cave is within easy reach. You'll have to walk through dense vegetation of just about one kilometre. The entrance of the cave is a hole of about 1 metre wide in diameter, visible from a limestone hill. Cemented steps lead to the interior of the cave. The cave is slippery, but there's a railing made of rope to hold on to avoid accident due to slippery stones of the cave.
+Hinagdanan Cave is made of limestone. Its entrance is a hole about 1 metre in diameter, visible from a limestone hill. Cement steps lead to the interior. The cave is slippery, but there's a rope railing to hold on to. The cave is filled with sleeping birds in small holes in the ceiling. The sunlight that enters the cave make it unsuitable for bats.
-Hinagdanan Cave was accidentally discovered when the owner of the area was clearing the decaying branches of the land when he found the hole. The owner throw a stone into the hole, then he heard a splash. Then he built a ladder to get into the cave. They named it Hinagdanan, means "laddered" used to get into the cave's interior.
+Hinagdanan Cave was accidentally discovered when the area's owner was clearing decaying branches. He threw a stone into the hole and heard a splash. After building a ladder to enter the cave, he named it Hinagdanan ("laddered").
-The cave is about 100 metres long of beautiful rock formations. The stalactites and stalagmites stick out from the ceiling and floor of the cave as though trying to meet each other. Inside the cave, there's also a lagoon with a greenish surface produced by the green limestone at the bottom of the pool, where people used to bath in the lagoon, however, it has been advised to not go dip into the lagoon because of the karst pollutants present in the water.
+The cave is about 100 metres long, with many beautiful stalagmite and stalactite rock formations. There is a lagoon with a green hue produced by the green limestone at its bottom. People used to bathe there, but it is no longer advised due to karst pollutants in the water.
 ==External links==
+*[https://tourism.bohol.gov.ph/project/hinagdanan-cave/ Bohol Tourism]
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-*[http://www.bohol.ph/article29.html Bohol.ph]
+*[https://geopark.bohol.gov.ph/en/hinagdanan-cave/ Geopark Bohol]
+*[https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Attraction_Review-g1220535-d646034-Reviews-or10-Hinagdanan_Cave-Dauis_Panglao_Island_Bohol_Province_Visayas.html TripAdvisor Bohol]
-*[http://www.bohol-philippines.com/bohol-caves.html Bohol caves]
-*[http://www.bohol-philippines.com/hinagdanan-cave.html Hinagdanan Cave]
+*[https://guidetothephilippines.ph/destinations-and-attractions/hinagdanan-cave Hinagdanan Cave]
-*[http://www.boholmain.com/Article/23/Hinagdanan%20Cave/ Hinagdanan Cave]
+*[https://www.aroundbohol.com/dt_places/hinagdanan-cave/ Hinagdanan Cave]
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