Philippine Snapshots
Bohol Tour Highlights #1
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- Blood Compact Site - This sculpture, in the town of Bool a few
kilometers outside of Tagbilaran, commemorates the friendship pact between
the local chieftan, Sikatuna, and the Spanish explorer, Legaspi, in 1565.
- Baclayon Church - A few more kilometers past Bool is one of the
oldest stone churches in the Philippines. Known as the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, it dates back to 1595. The church is well-preserved
and there is an adjoining museum with old vestments and church adornments.
- Philippine Tarsier - A primate (related to man and monkeys) found
only in the central Philippines. These were kept in the town of Loboc.
Another place to observe them is at the Tarsier Conservation Center near
the town of Corella.
- Chocolate Hills - A tourist enjoys the view atop the observation
hill next to the Chocolate Hills Hostel. The mound-shaped hills stretch
out as far as the eye can see near the town of Carmen in central Bohol.
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