Mt. Maculot Traverse

Guides are required to hike Mt. Maculot and can be hired at the registration area in the town of Cuenca. The traverse goes from the Rockies, to the summit and then down to the Grotto. Done in 4.5 hours which included waiting in line for photos at the top of the Rockies, 3 smoke breaks (for the guides) and a snack break at a trailside shop next to the Grotto. The mountain is 947 m (3,107 ft) tall and is also located adjacent to Taal Lake. Mount Maculot and its 700-metre (2,300 ft) high volcanic rock wall called The Rockies, is said to be part of Taal Caldera's crater rim.  I do not know how the eruption of Taal volcano on Volcano Island (which you can see in the video is in the middle of the lake) affected this hike.