In my previous post the Banaue of Painterly Dreams is referred to as by Filipino as Eight Wonder of the World. Another famous tourist destination which attract foreign visitor in the Philippines is the Awesome hills or Chocolate hills located in Bohol province and declared as Third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage (wikepidia)
Awesome Hills is a series of 1,268 perfectly symmetrical, haycock-shaped hills which rise about 30 meters above the ground. A National Geologic Monument, these unique, rock formations were cast after a million years of development.
Spread out in the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, the hills are so-called because they resemble chocolate bonbons when their grass cover changes to brown at the onset of summer. Two of the hills have been developed and provided with facilities, including a view deck, a youth hostel and a restaurant.
Other hills with a commanding view of the nearby islands consist of Banat-I and Elly in the capital city of Tagbilaran, Himontagon in the village of Loay, Sampoangan in Calape and Ilihan in Jagna.
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