Bohol with its Wonders
By Paradise Philippines on Jul 14, 2007 in Travel Destination
Bohol is located in the Central Visayas Region, Its Capital is Tagbiliran City.
Here are some useful information about Bohol:
Region: Central Visayas (Region VII)
Capital: Tagbilaran City
Founded: March 25, 1565
Area: 4,117.3 km² (29th largest (10th largest island))
Languages: Cebuano (Boholano)
Below are some of the things you’ll find while in Bohol, Philippines
Chocolate Hills
It is considered the Eight Wonder of the World, with its beauty it is also declared as the 3rd National Geological Monument. Estimated to be at least 1,268 to 1,776 individual mounds, these are actually grass-covered limestone hills which are cone-shaped or dome-shape hills. Rising to about 100 to 500 meters above sea level. It is to have said that it is a man made marvel, but proven wrong. It is actually a formed by sub-oceanic volcanoes and the up-lift of the sea floor, but what ever the reason is, were still glad that it happen here in the beautiful land of Paradise Philippines.

It turns chocolate brown, like chocolate kisses when precipitation takes place and drys up the land.

Tarsier
An Endangered species here in the Philippines, it is mostly found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in the provinces of Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao, Philippines. It is said to be one of the oldest living land specie here in the Paradise Philippines.

This tiny animal only measures about 4 to 6 inches or 15 cm in height, the average body mass of this animal is around 134 grams for the male and 117 grams for the female. The average size of and adult is just the size of a human fist, and fits comfortably in a human hand

Panglao
is a province of Bohol, Philippines. It comprises of two municipalities, Panglao and Dauis.

Panglao is a world class diving location because it is home to numerous tourist resorts, the diving sites are found in the northwest tip of the Panglao Island and these are Doljo Beach, Napaling and Puntod, these are deep and the current here is strong.

Alona Beach, Panglao

Nature Resort, Panglao Island

Watch Tower at Panglao Church

Panglao Roman Catholic Church
Those are some of the Places you can go to while in the Bohol. Philippines is just to good to be true, its really a work of art, Paradise Philippines as we Filipino call it for it has many hidden treasures that are waiting to be unearth.
Can we use the photo’s of the Tarsier?
John Dale | Jul 14, 2007 | Reply
i think some details might be wrong here… esp. on the choco hills… oh well…
bohol republic | Aug 14, 2007 | Reply
Thank you for sharing!
Wahoo | Oct 6, 2007 | Reply