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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Underground River

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Puerto Princesa’s Pride - The Underground River

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, also called as the Underground River is actually one of the major 3 entries by the Philippines to the new 7 wonders of nature. This entry has climbed up from not even getting to the top first 77 entries since the start of April. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is one of the most uniquely nature crafted river water park in the world because it is actually an underground river, with what the locals commonly would call the park.

Tubbataha Reef Islets are a Unique Bird Sanctuary




A television feature from the Philippines even featured that any visit to Palawan without gazing at the unique ambiance of the Underground River is not a complete visit and would be useless because it is one of the pride of the province. With the most diversely populated limestone cave where the river flows and a nature reserve as unique as the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Philippines indeed have a chance to grab the first top 7 spots. This same province in the Philippines is where you can find the one of the best coral reefs in the world which is the Tubbataha Reef Marine and Bird Sanctuary. Unique in its assets and beauty, the Tubbataha Reef, home to a cast of countless endangered marine species is also now an official bird sanctuary where an estimated report says would shelter hundreds of diverse species of birds. It is also believed that this coral reef would even shy away the beauty of the largest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

3 Entries on the Top 15 Now

Going back to the astounding beauty of the Underground River, The Philippines is hoping that the 3 entries will merge to meet the top entries from Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh and Japan. As the 3 major entries reach the summit of top 15 where the Tubbataha Reef is at # 8, The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park at # 9 and the Chocolate Hills at # 15. This is going to be a very interesting battle for the country in Asia, the Philippines to join other Asian participants on the top spot before the year ends.

Underground River Features

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is filled with excitement as you enter the mouth of a cave where the river runs under it. Inside you can see the amazing hands of nature that has curved the path of the river into the cave filled with limestone. The Underground River will take you to an exciting 8.2 kilometers of travel which by my own estimate by walk would be a very long 2 hour journey into one of the most beautiful and unique underground river ever that you will only see in Puerto Princesa where the breath-taking River can be found. Imagine the path of the river that leads you to an 8.2 kilometer travel that will end you up into the realms of the South China Sea where it rests its travelers while they look into uniquely formed stalactites and stalagmites where you can take a peek at some of the cave’s large chambers inside.

Diverse Species and Wonderful Surprises

The reputation of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is not just in its beauty and uniqueness in all aspects that you cannot find in other rivers. It is an underground river that leads you to the best travel in your life, to pass through The Longest River in the World. The mouth of the cave containing a crystal clear lagoon surrounded by century old trees is also home and refuge to animals and species like big monitor lizards, squirrels, monkeys and sea snakes that serve as the signature and flagship to a whole lot of surprises as you tour the cave.

Wonders of Chocolate Hills

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Chocolate Hills

Climbing the Hills of the New 7 Wonders of the World

Chocolate Hills in Bohol Philippines - The Chocolate Hills is probably one of the most unusual implications made by nature. to whatever extent this beauty has sprouted from the earth’s crust is and will always be a wonder to people who will see it. This made Chocolate Hills become one of the those voted for vying to become one of the new 7 wonders of the world today. Chocolate Hills is located in the Province of Bohol, Philippines. It is the country’s most unique geological formation which are actually small hilltops sprouting like mushrooms on the top of the earth and in summer when the heat of the sun is most devastating to the skin of the forests, to the small hills of Chocolate hills, it adds up a unique beauty as it helped the exciting sight become the replica of small chocolate-colored hills that seem open for grabs in the hands of people who all can do is to wonder how such beauty has engulfed the diverse sizes of seemingly big and small chocolates in the land.

Aura, Beauty and Description of Chocolate Hills




The Chocolate Hills look like the small houses of the 7 dwarves of Snow White and the inviting aura of the large and small tip tops that seem open for the pickings is what adds up some excitement and somehow inviting presence to people who view the unique beauty of nature. It is the combination of all the worlds most perfect hilltops as it boasts of the perfectly cone-shaped small and big hills in Bohol’s arms numbering a constantly changing diversity of sizes and shapes of about 1,268. The Chocolate Hills is like little islands within a big island. Droplets of chocolate from a child’s hand dripping to form a paradise of chocolate factory and forming a formidable land full of chocolate hills of more than 50 square kilometers (19 sq-miles).

Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills is an Indication of Balance of Nature

The place where the Chocolate Hills lie is in Bohol, Philippines. This little island is so blessed that it never failed to amuse tourists and visitors to its pride and proud nature reserve in Chocolate Hills. Aside from the large area that it covers, the the hilltops are best to be explored rather lesser raw during summer where the used to be green grass that covered the hills turn into brownish color. This makes a simple assessment that when the grass is green, the hills are not chocolate and when the grass is brown, that is the time that you can appreciate it’s offering of uniqueness as one of nature’s biggest gift to the wonders of mankind in the turn of adapting to the weather of nature and yielding to its power. It is also in summer where you can really call the Chocolate Hills as Chocolate Hills because of the turning brown of the grass that covers the hills and its hilltops. Breath-taking in its beauty, the Chocolate Hills is sometimes joked around to be the Green Hills especially after summer is gone because again, it will give time for the grass to grow green in the palms of the rain and turn the land attractive not just for people but for the different diverse animals, and small species of nature to occupy and give way to the balance of nature.

3rd National Geological Monument - Chocolate Hills

Nested in Philippine eco-tourism lists of priority tourism destinations places to visit in the Philippines, the Chocolate Hills is in the official seal and the flag of the government of Bohol, as if promoting its beauty and uniqueness combined with a little pride and taste of being proud. Chocolate Hills is also listed now as the country’s 3rd National Geological Monument and in pending proposal for inclusion as one of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Today, Filipinos are trying to get the Chocolate Hills to become one of the new 7 wonders of the world by voting for it in the list. Votes are still coming over and it has already climbed its way back to the top of the list after having submerged into nowhere. To this day, May 2, 2008, Chocolate Hills is now on the top # 9 spot for the quest on becoming one of the new 7 wonders of the world while the Tubbataha Reef is in the top # 8 as it continues to climb and drop to the #7 spot.

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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