Antipolo’s Mystical Cave, where you can find faith in stalagmites

MANILA, Philippines – Climb a hundred steps up a mountain in Antipolo City, clamber down a musty cave entrance, and you might just see something miraculous.

There, with a dose of imagination, you will find what locals say are holy images – stalagmites and stalactites formed over hundreds of years into shapes resembling the Pietà, the Visitation, and even the very face of Jesus Christ.

For Antipoleños, faith is formed even in the most unexpected places.