Mount Mayon, is in the Philippine province of Albay, on the island of Luon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape, the mountain and its surrounding landscape was declared a National Prk on July 20, 1938, the first in the country. It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed National Volcano National Park in the year 2000.
Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon(English: Beautiful Lady).
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