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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.  The 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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MOUNT SAMAT - #270226

Bataan

MOUNT SAMAT is a historic mountain in the town of Pilar, Province of Bataan, Philippines, and is a parasitic cone of Mount Mariveles with no record of historical eruption.  The summit of Mount Samat is 9.2 km NNE of the Mariveles caldera.  Mount Samat itself has a 1,800 ft wide crater that opens to the northeast.  The Mount Samat ross is situated near the edge of the crater rim, and located near its summit is the Mount Samat National Shrine, a national shrine dedicated to the heroic struggle and sacrifices of 78,000 Filipino and American soldiers who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army and died in the historic World War II in 1942. (Multi-view)

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MOUNT MAYON - #272954

Albay

Mayon Volcano also known as MOUNT MAYON, is an active volcano in the province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.  It is a classic stratovolcano type of volcano capped by a small central summit crater.  Renowned as the “perfect cone” because of its almost symmetric conical shape, it was declared a national park and a protected landscape on July 20, 1938, the first in the country.  It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000.  It is the main landmark of Albay Province, rising 8,077 ft from the shores of the Gulf of Albay about 10 km away.  Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines having erupted over 48 times in the past 400 years. (Multi-view)

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BANAWE RICE TERRACES #270424

Ifugao Province

The BANAWE RICE TERRACES are considered as 2,000 year old terraces that were whittled into the mountains of Ifugao Province in the Philippines Cordilleras by ancestors of the Batad native people.  Considered as “Eighth Wonder of the World” these fields are stretching like stepping stones to the sky, which are situated about 1,500 meters above sea level and cover 4,000 square miles of mountainside.  The Rice Terrace Field has been built largely by hand with hand tolls and animal power.  They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces. (Multi-view) – 09.10.16

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MT. GUITING-GUITING

NBS Sn. 8-09253  425P8-134-25

Sibuyan Island, Romblon

Is a saw tooth shape mountain fondly called G2.  It is one of the most difficult climbs in the Philippines because of the steep, jagged ridge called “Knife Edge” which one has to cross in order to reach the summit.

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MAYON  VOLCANO  NBS Sn. 8-09248  425P8-928-02

Legaspi City, Albay, Philippines

Is an active volcano found in the province of Albay.  It is considered to be the world’s most perfectly formed volcano because of its almost symmetric conical shape.