PANGILATAN FALLS (Tapaz Capiz)

"PANGILATAN FALLS"

Located in Brgy. Artuz, Tapaz, Capiz is composed of a main waterfalls which has a water drop off of about 81 ft., countless mini falls whose water drop offs are between less than a foot to as high as 7 ft., the total length of which is at least 3.5 kms and could go as far as 8 kms; and a viewing area on the highest point of Brgy. Artuz where one could see the rolling hills and mountains of Tapaz and neighboring towns as far as Calinog, Iloilo in the south and Libacao, Aklan in the north, which could rival the famous chocolate hills of Bohol. 

Residents used to call it “Pangilat-kilatan” based on the Visayan  root word “kilat, ” which means lightning. It is said that lightning used to strike the place whenever somebody tries to fish in the falls even during summer of sunny days.  The name was later modified to “Pangilatan.”  This came about, or so the legend says, because the older ones had difficulty pronouncing the old and original name.