The Santa Lucia Protected Landscape, also known as the Salcedo Protected Landscape, is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

located in the foothills of the

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mountain range in the

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur (), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is ...

province of the

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. It protects an important watershed that serves as the water source for the surrounding communities in the municipality of

Salcedo Salcedo or Salzedo may refer to: Places ;Dominican Republic * Hermanas Mirabal Province (formerly called Salcedo) * Salcedo, Dominican Republic, the capital of the Hermanas Mirabal Province ;Ecuador * Salcedo Canton, Cotopaxi Province *: Salcedo, ...

. It had an initial area of proclaimed as the Santa Lucia Watershed Forest Reserve in 1938 through Proclamation No. 333 issued by President

Manuel Luis Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his de ...

. In 2000, the forest reserve was reestablished as a protected landscape area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System with the signing of Proclamation No. 296 by President

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his resignation in 2001. ...

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The Santa Lucia Protected Landscape encompasses an area of in the rural

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

of Balidbid in Salcedo municipality (formerly Baugen). It was named after the nearby municipality of Santa Lucia when Balidbid was still under the jurisdiction of the municipality. The protected area is located on the north bank of the Buaya River. It is bordered on the north by the barangay of Calangcuasan, on the east by Madarang and Bago Creek, on the south by the Buaya River, and on the west by the lowlands of Salcedo's

poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

. The Salcedo–

Gregorio del Pilar Gregorio Hilario del Pilar y Sempio (; ; November 14, 1875 – December 2, 1899) was a Filipino general of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War. As one of the youngest generals in the Revolutionary Army, he ...

Road runs along the park's southern portion. It is accessible via the Santa Lucia–Salcedo Road from the main highway (

Manila North Road The MacArthur Highway, officially the Manila North Road (MNR or MaNor), is a , two-to-six lane, national primary highway and tertiary highway in Luzon, Philippines, connecting Caloocan in Metro Manila to Aparri in Cagayan at the north. It is t ...

) in the west, and via the Candon–Galimuyod–Salcedo–del Pilar Road from the city of

Candon Candon, officially the City of Candon (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61, ...

in the northwest.

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{{Protected areas in the Ilocos Region Protected landscapes of the Philippines Geography of Ilocos Sur Protected areas established in 1938 1938 establishments in the Philippines

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