This is yet another part of my journey with my kiddos in exploring the historical side of Las Piñas City. Just the other day, we decided to push through with our plans in visiting the infamous Molino Dam also known as the Prinza Water Dam.
I was crossing this river since 1997 not knowing that this as well plays an important part in our history just like the Zapote Battle Bridge. I was telling my kiddos that this river where you could walk through it and make you reach Cavite in the best fastest route that I know. This is the only route that would make you traveled to Cavite for like a minute or two from Las Piñas and the way it is very easy. fast and swift- as in No Sweat at all.
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| Shot taken from Las Piñas side fronting Cavite |
During summer, the pathway is visible where the "Tagahatid" is nowhere to be found. You could run or simply walked through it with ease. While during the rainy season the water reaches and or covered the pathway and the Tagahatid is there to assist everyone who will be crossing the river of course with a fee. Just recently, renovations have been made and indeed made me impressed. It gives life to the dying river and several posts with tidbits of information educate those passers-by. So, as I told my kiddos this river a.k.a boundary that I know before is not just a river- it is another part of our history that plays an important role in the lives of the Filipinos way back then.
Let me share some of the excerpts of writings about this dam below;
Molino Dam
The Molino Dam is a man-made irrigation dam - its walls made out of adobe (height ranging from 25-30 stacks) and some parts of the flooring made out of cobblestones. Series of buttresses support its perimeter walls. Also, the growth of vegetation flourished because of the natural composition of the building materials. Balete trees and bamboo grasses were within the site. They contributed to the enhanced structural integrity of the dam.
Molino Dam | Prinza Water Dam
The Molino Dam or Prinza Water Dam is a gravity dam on the Zapote River located on the border between Barangay San Nicolas, Bacoor, Cavite, and Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was built by hand in the 18th century to irrigate the surrounding rice field in Las Piñas and Bacoor.
Sharing some pictures that I took while revisiting this place. You could visit my entire photo album at this link- Molino Dam | Prinza Water Dam
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| Little Museum about this dam in Las Pinas side |
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| See those adobe rock used to form the dam? |
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| It actually made me wonder why the water is full of bubbles |
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| Photo facing Las Piñas side |
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| the peaceful and serene river |
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| Ezekiel Moreno bust on the other side of the river |
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| Waiting Shed for waiting for passers-by |
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| A piece of short information to educate passers-by |
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