More than 1,200 people died in the most destructive recorded eruption of Mayon in the Philippines.

Mayon

Stratovolcano in Luzon, Philippines

Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology.