bohol earthquake

Carmen, Bohol: Still a Pretty View at Chocolate Hills Adventure Park (CHAP) [SP]

Posted on December 25, 2013

View of the Chocolate Hills from Chocolate Hills Adventure Park (CHAP) in Carmen, Bohol. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Bohol and the central Visayas region only damaged a few of the 1,776 Chocolate Hills – the unique geological wonder that has put Bohol on the tourist map. While the Chocolate Hills Viewing Deck has been destroyed, the new viewing deck at Chocolate Hills Adventure Park (CHAP) provides an alternative vantage point of the endless verdant hills of limestone whileRead More→

Bohol Tourism: Bullish After the Earthquake and Super Typhoon [SP]

Posted on December 24, 2013

Folk singers color the Loboc River Cruise – one of the premier attractions of earthquake-hit Bohol. A deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake, followed by a 20-day power blackout caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) only three weeks after, drastically affected the tourism industry of Bohol, one of the premier tourist destinations in the Philippines. The island province is best known for the Chocolate Hills, white sand beaches of Panglao Island, and endemic Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta).However, despite the recent “double whammy”Read More→