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BORACAY #270486

BORACAY is a small island located 2 km off the north-west tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.  The island is approximately 7 km long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than 1 km wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 sq km.  the island is administered by the Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan.  Apart from its white sand beaches, Boracay is also famous for being one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation.  It is also emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife.  In 2012, Boracay was awarded as the best island in the world from the international travel magazine Travel+Leisure, and have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies.

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CHOCOLATE HILLS - #270417

Bohol

CHOCOLATE HILLS is a geological formation in Bohol Province, Philippines.  These hills form a rolling terrain of haycock hills-mounds of a generally conical and almost symmetrical shape.  These cone-shaped or dome-shaped hills are actually made of limestone.  They are covered with green grass that turns brown (like chocolate) during the dry season, hence the name. There are at least 1.260 hills but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 sq. km.  To98he Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol, and is featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province.  The Chocolate Hills is also in the Philippine Tourism Authority’s list of tourist destinations in the Philippines, and have been declared the country’s third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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MAGELLAN’S CROSS - #270110

Cebu City

MAGELLAN’S CROSS is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on March 31, 1521.  This cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niňo on Magallanes Street (Magallanes being the Spanish name of Magellan), just in front of the city center of Cebu City.  A sign below the cross describes the original cross is encased inside the wooden cross that is found in the center of the chapel.  This is to protect the original cross from the people who chipped away parts of the cross fro souvenir purposes or in the belief that cross possesses miraculous powers.  Some people, however, believe that the original cross had been destroyed or had disappeared after Magellan’s death, and the cross is a replica that was planted there by the Spaniards after they successfully colonized the Philippines. (Ceiling and Walls)

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MOUNT APO - #270493

Davao and Cotabato City

MOUNT APO is a large solfataric, potentially- active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao, Philippines.  With an altitude of 10,322 ft. above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the country located between the provinces of Davao  and Cotabato City.  On May 9, 1936, Mount Apo was declared a national park by President Manuel L. Quezon.  A note on the etymologies: Mount Apo is said to be named after noble man named Apong, who got killed while mediating the battle between two suitors of his daughter Saribu.  Another proposed origin of the name is from the word Apo itself, which is Filipino tongues means  “master”  or “grandfather”.

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KENNON ROAD - #270042

Benguet

KENNON ROAD is a roadway in Benguet province in the Philippines connecting the mountain city on Baguio to the lowland towns of Rosario in La Union province.  The project who begun in 1903 and opened for travel on January 20, 1905.  It was originally called the Benguet Road and later renamed in honor of its builder Col. Lyman Walter Vere Kennon of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers.  For travelers coming from Manila or the provinces in the central plains of Luzon, it is the shortest route to Baguio.