Capilay Spring Park The town of San Juan has an enviable plaza: the Capilay Spring Park. Located right in the town center, yes with a couple of provincial-scale intersections alongside it, Capilay Spring Park has 3 refreshing fresh water pools fed from underground springs. It’s clean, public, free and big enough not to feel crowded. Akin to having a natural swimming pool on, say, Ayala Avenue, Makati, we can only imagine the joy of having this water feature in the cities we live in. Having clean, running water in the center of town must do something to the entire island, because there’s near-zero crime here. Road accidents, which happen around 10 times in a year, can be blamed on a few drunk drivers, but mostly on crossing dogs and chickens. Continue reading...
