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Pearls of the Orient Seas
Pearls of the Orient Seas
IIf it were a movie, it would be titled The Curse of the Pearly Blob, and the yarn would not have been better scripted if it were fiction. But it is not; it is real life—the stuff of legend, adventure, and song.
That is the fantastic tale of the Pearl of Lao-Tzu, one of the world’s great pearls, originally found off Palawan, and whose full, definitive story is told in thoroughly researched detail that spans over 80 years.
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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Museums, Palawan, Pearls
Museo De Tibiao: Showcasing the World's Largest Pearls
Museo De Tibiao: Showcasing the World's Largest Pearls
Known as the “Pearls of Tibiao,” they are believed to be the biggest pearls in the world. The first pearl, which was already removed from its shell, weighs 13.75 kilos.
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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary
Tags: Museums, Pearls, Tibiao