The term derives from the Spanish word descanso, which means a short rest or resting place, and the tradition dates to the early days of Spanish exploration and settlement in the Americas. In the Southwestern United States and among ...
Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi (Bikol: Ciudad nin Legazpi; Filipino: Lungsod ng Legazpi) and often referred to as Legazpi City, is a component city and the capital of the province of Albay in the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 196,639. Legazpi City is the administrative center and largest city of the Bicol Region. It is a center of tourism, education, health services, commerce and transportation in the Bicol Region. The city is composed of two districts: Legazpi Port and Old Albay district. Mayon Volcano, one of the Philippines' most popular icons and tourist destinations, is partly within the city's borders.
The 2,462-metre (8,077-foot) high volcano is a a tourist attraction because of its near-perfect cone shape. And the volcano is geographically shared between eight regions, which divide like slices of a pie when viewed from above. The municipalities are Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot and Santo Domingo. Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.