Bohol - Philippines Beautiful and Unspoiled Beach

BOHOL:  The tenth largest island of the Philippines, and lies in the middle of the Visayas. Bohol is surrounded by other islands on all sides, and is thus shielded from the typhoons that often occur in the region, as well as from the heaviest rains.

Separated from Mindanao by the Bohol sea in the South and the island of Leyte by the Canigao Channel in the East. The Camotes sea in the North separates Bohol from the Camotes Islands, and the Bohol Strait separates it from Cebu.

Chocolate Hills

It boasts numerous picturesque sights and natural wonders – beautiful waterfalls; enigmatic caves with amazing stalagmite and stalactite formations; picture-perfect hills including the famous Chocolate Hills. 

A romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya, who was a simple mortal. Aloya's death caused Arogo much pain and misery, and in his sorrow he could not stop crying. When his tears dried, the Chocolate Hills were formed.

Tarsier

Lush verdant forests are home to exotic flora and fauna, including the world’s smallest primate – the Tarsier.

The tarsier is a small primate native to southeastern Asia.  This is one strange animal.  The animal’s most noticeable feature is its large eyes.  Each eye is over 1.5 centimeters in diameter at full maturity, which is the same size as the creature’s brain.  This helps them with their nocturnal activities.  If our eyes were as large as those of the tarsier, they would be the size of grapefruits.  Another anomalous feature on this creature is its strangely long back legs and feet.  Tarsiers received their name for their long tarsus bone.  The tarsier’s first three fingers have fingernails, but the fourth and fifth have claws for grooming.  Its neck can be rotated 180 degrees. 

Although the tarsier is a primate, it is not a monkey.  However, the only other tree-dwelling mammals that have circular nostrils that project sideways like the tarsier, are monkeys.  To this day, scientists are trying to understand the exact taxonomy and connection between the two genuses.