Talibungan Spring

Overview

Talibungan Spring is a freshwater spring in Barangay Taguihon, Baclayon, close enough to the coast that the source profile compares it directly to Baliaut Spring — both surface near the shoreline rather than inland, a pattern tied to how fresh groundwater moves through Bohol’s limestone.

Location

Barangay Taguihon, Baclayon municipality, Bohol. Baclayon is a coastal municipality east of Tagbilaran City, known primarily for the Baclayon Church (one of the oldest stone churches in the Philippines). Taguihon barangay lies within Baclayon’s coastal zone.

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Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, take a jeepney or habal-habal heading east along the coastal road toward Baclayon (approximately 15–20 minutes). Ask locally in Taguihon for directions to the spring.

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Practical Info

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What to Expect

A freshwater spring at the coastal edge, with the Baliaut Spring comparison in the source suggesting a similar setting — a natural pool or seep close enough to the shoreline that it reads as a coastal feature rather than an inland one.

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Notes

The co-occurrence of freshwater springs near the sea is a geologically interesting feature of Bohol’s limestone coast. The comparison to Baliaut Spring in the source description indicates these springs share a common hydrogeological context — freshwater emerging through the karst limestone close to the coastal margin.