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Cebu Philippines
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Philippines Travel Destinations
Get an overview of top Philippine tourists travel spots.
Featured destinations are: Puerto Gallera, Boracay Island,
Baguio, Manila, Banaue Rice terraces, Cebu City, Davao, Vigan,
Palawan and others.
Site:
http://www.philsite.net/
White Beach
Probably the most famous stretch of beach in the country is White Beach which lies on the west coast, between the villages of Angol and Balabag. Acclaimed as one of the finest beaches in Asia. White Beach features bright, fine sand and clear shallow waters. Over 100 beach resorts can be found on its 3.5 kilometer stretch.
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General information
The
Philippines comprises 7,107 islands grouped into three
regions,
Luzon,
Visayas, and
Mindanao, covering a land area of 115,739 mē.
(299,764 kmē). The capital city is
Manila, and the time zone is GMT + 8 hours.
Tourism's Help to the Economy
Tourists plays an important role to the Philippine
economy. In the year 2000, the income the Philippine tourism
had totaled to 2.1 billion U.S. Dollars. Most of the foreign
tourists came from the United States, Japan, South Korea,
and Hong Kong and other tourists also came from Taiwan,
Australia, Great Britain, Canada, and Singapore.
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Mactan Shrine
A marker says it was on that site that a man who had sought dominion over the island in the name of the Spanish king had died in the hands of the brave warrior chieftain Lapu-Lapu 485 years ago.
Club Paradise, Palawan
The 19-hectare Dimakya Island features the grand display of natural splendors where 700 meters of natural white sand, turquoise waters, rich marine ecosystem and a variety of wildlife and foliage that are pleasing to the eyes and soothing to the senses.
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