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Hibok-Hibok Volcano
Hibok-Hibok Volcano
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. It is one of the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of fire.
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Published at 2020-09-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Camiguin, Volcano
The 21 Most Beautiful Islands in the Philippines
The 21 Most Beautiful Islands in the Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands, two of which have repeatedly been dubbed the “Best Island in the World”. It’s no secret that it’s a country with a surplus of naturally rich and culturally diverse islands. But out of the thousands, which exactly are the ones that shouldn’t be missed?
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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Boracay, Camarines, Camiguin, Nature, Palawan, marine
Camiguin's Eden: Mantigue Island
Camiguin's Eden: Mantigue Island
The Philippines is known all over the world for its great beaches. As a traveler and a beach bummer, I’ve only seen a few of them. From the famous beach of Boracay to its small version in Cavite, I certainly agree that the biodiversity of our archipelago is very rich and definitively world class.
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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Camiguin
White Island: A Stunning Natural Sandbar in Camiguin
White Island: A Stunning Natural Sandbar in Camiguin
White Island beach is approximately 2 kilometres away from Brgy. Yumbing in Mambajao. Since we were staying in Pabualan Cottages near Paras Beach Resort, we figured to just ride the outrigger boats from there. The boats carry a maximum of 6 persons and costs ₱400-450 per 2 way trip. Travel time from the jump-off point to White Island beach is roughly 10 minutes.
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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Camiguin, sand
Spring Hopping in Camiguin
Spring Hopping in Camiguin
Restaurant hopping and island hopping are two mainstream tourism activities in the country especially on provinces that offer local gastronomy or blessed with numerous islands. How about spring hopping? Why not! You can have it in Camiguin. And when we say spring hopping, we mean different types of springs from soda water, cold to hot springs.
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Published at 2018-01-31 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Leisure, Travel
Tags: Camiguin, spring
Navigating Around Mantigue Island Nature Park, Camiguin
Navigating Around Mantigue Island Nature Park, Camiguin
Fantastic. Spectacular. Fabulous. These are not just words to describe the beauty of Mantigue Island, but also the adjectives used by our witty guide, pertaining to the photos he took on my camera. For every click of the shutter, another adjective that makes us laugh. “Fantabulous!” he added.
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Published at 2018-02-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Camiguin, Island, Mantigue
Encounter with the Manananggal of Camiguin Island
Encounter with the Manananggal of Camiguin Island
I am from the Philippines, I was born and raised here. I grew up hearing about the things that go bump at night. There are many mythical creatures similar to other cultures but some are only present in our mythology. The “Manananggal” for example is said to be a beautiful maiden at day and turns into a half bodied monster at night. I heard stories about the “Manananggal” since the day I learned to understand our language. One story, told by my grandfather, still haunts me until this day.
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Published at 2018-01-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Camiguin, Manananggal, Mythology