Straight from Ozamis bus terminal I hop a tricycle to the port area to catch a ferry/barge that crosses to Mukas in Lanao Del Norte. Due to my limited time I opted to skip Ozamis City and nearby areas. When I was approaching the Ozamis barge terminal I saw this huge wall just like in Intramuros. Its past 12 noon and I check what’s inside the Cotta Fort. I paid 5 pesos entrance fee then I start exploring the place.
Fuerte de la Concepcion y Del Triunfo is also known as Cotta Fort and Shrine. The fort is made of broken pieces of dead corals and built in 1756 by Father Jose Ducos. This served as a Spanish outpost in the area. A special chapel was built inside the walls of the fort and an image of the virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in the pink and blue attire, was enshrined in the chapel and outside the fort on the wall facing the bay, was a carved image of the Virgin Mary. The image on the Cotta's wall is believed to be miraculously growing and has been the object of pilgrimage. The fort was renovated and restored to its original design in 2006.
There is more interesting places in the area if only i have enough time. Just outside the Cotta Fort is the Ozamis barge terminal and it’s a 20 minutes boat ride to Mukas that passes by the Panguil bay.
This is part of the 2nd leg of my solo backpacking in Mindanao.
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