Baras Rizal Online

As mentioned earlier, Baras’ terrain can best be described as diverse, the area having features such as lakeside plains, valleys, rolling hills and steep mountains. Read the rest of this entry »

The geologic make-up of  Baras  is made up of three distinct types, namely:  Alluvium; Andesite/Basalt; and Shale/Limestone. The greater portion of the area, about 5,197.59 hectares, equivalent to 62.5% of the total land area, are geologically composed of Shale and Limestone. These are found in the relatively mountainous and hilly northern areas of the Municipality. The geologic character of about 22% or 1,827.54 hectares of the total area is Alluvium. These portions are mostly found in the relatively flatter low-lying areas of the municipality in the southern lakeside parts and in the agricultural plains, as well as in the valleys and plains of the Pinugay area. While the remaining 15.5% or about 1,254.87 hectares of the total area is geologically made up of Andesite and Basalt found in the hilly middle left portions of the Municipality. Read the rest of this entry »

Location and General Topography

Baras is one of the smaller  municipalities of the Province of Rizal. It is bounded on the north by the City of Antipolo, on the east by the municipality of Tanay, and on the west by the municipality of Morong. The town is  located between latitude   121o 13” & 121o 21” and between longitude 14o 30” & 14o 40”. It is around 40 kilometers away from the Rizal Provincial Capitol in Pasig and about 51 kilometers from the Luneta Grandstand. Geographically, the town is located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains and its funnel-like shape dips into Laguna de Bay. Read the rest of this entry »

In 1595, the Franciscan Missionaries under the leadership of Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Diego de Oropesa, founded a “visita” for Morong on the present site of Bosoboso, south of Painaan with Apostol Santiago as its patron saint. It was know as “Visita de Santiago” or Santiago until such time that it became Baras. Baras was then inhabited by 400 Aetas and other mountain people. Read the rest of this entry »