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The Chocolate Hills

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are an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines.[1] According to the latest
accurate survey done, [Ê

 ] there are 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square
kilometres (20 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the
name.

The Chocolate Hills are a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and
seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. [2] They are in the Philippine
Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines;[3] they have been declared the country's
3rd National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.[3]


 

Locator map of the Chocolate Hills. Dark brown indicates the greatest concentration of the Chocolate
Hills in the Bohol municipalities of Sagbayan, Batuan, and Carmen. Light brown indicates a lesser
concentration of the hills in Bilar, Sierra Bullones, and Valencia.

The Chocolate Hills

The Chocolate Hills is a rolling terrain of haycock hills ± mounds of general shape which are conical and
almost symmetrical.[4] Estimated to be at least 1,268 individual mounds to about 1,776, these cone-shaped
or dome-shaped hills are actually made of grass-covered limestone. The domes vary in sizes from 30 to
50 metres (98 to 160 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 ft) in height. They are scattered
throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan in Bohol.[5] Bohol's "main attraction", these
unique mound-shaped hills are scattered by the hundreds on the island's central plain, concentrated near
the town of Carmen.[6]

During the dry season, the precipitation is inadequate such that the grass-covered hills dry up and turn
chocolate brown. This transforms the area into seemingly endless rows of "chocolate kisses". The branded
confection is the inspiration behind the name, Chocolate Hills.[3]

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Mayon Volcano as viewed from Ligñon Hill in

Legazpi City, Albay in December 2006


  2,463 m (8,081 ft)

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Mayon Volcano in Albay showing its distance from the Albay Gulf with Albay's capital city of Legazpi
highlighted.
Map showing major volcanoes of the Philippines

Mayon Volcano in the hemp-producing district of Luzon as depicted in à
  



 

 
  by Alden March, published in 1899. Caption (cropped out) read: "This is said
to be the most beautiful volcano in the world. It is 8,223 feet high, its shape is a perfect cone and its
crest is always fiery. It has indulged in several destructive eruptions. In 1814 many houses were
destroyed and 2500 people were killed and wounded. At its base are famous springs of great medicinal
value".

Mayon Volcano on September 23, 1984

Mayon Volcano overlooks a peaceful pastoral scene approximately five months before the volcano's
violent eruption in September 1984.

The church tower is what remains of the Cagsaua Church, which was buried by the 1814 eruption of
Mayon Volcano.

Mayon Volcano with ash explosion at dawn on 18 December 2009

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, also known as u
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, is an active stratovolcano in the province of
Albay, in the Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.

Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetrically conical shape, Mayon forms
the northern boundary of Legazpi City. Local folklore refers to the volcano as Bulkang Magayon
(Filipino: 'Magayon Volcano'), after the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon (Bikol: 'Lady
Beautiful').[2]

On October 13, 2008 it was included in New 7 Wonders of Nature Top 10 list. However, it did
not make the cut to the Top 25 finalists, giving way to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River,
another site in the Philippines.
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Aerial photo of Taal Volcano; North is on right-hand

side of photo.



400 m (1,312 ft)







 Talisay and San Nicolas, Batangas,

Luzon, Philippines

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is a complex volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is situated between the
towns of Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas. It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated
within a caldera formed by an earlier, very powerful eruption. It is located about 50 km (31 miles) from
the capital, Manila. It is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines, all part of the Pacific ring of fire.

The volcano has erupted violently several times, causing loss of life in the populated areas surrounding
the lake, the current death toll standing at around 5,000 to 6,000. Because of its proximity to populated
areas and eruptive history, the volcano has been designated a Decade Volcano worthy of close study to
prevent future natural disasters. It was thought to be named as "a volcano inside a volcano" because many
believed that the lake that circles the volcano was once a crater or mouth of a volcano.

The Batangas province towns along the shores of Taal Lake include Tanauan, Talisay, Laurel, Agoncillo,
San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Alitagtag, Cuenca, Lipa, Balete and Mataas na Kahoy.[1] The extinct crater
on Volcano Island is also visible along high property value Tagaytay Ridge for visitors coming from
Manila or enroute the Batangas coast and ports to the South.

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