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ECOTOURISM DESTINATIONS:

IFUGAO RICE TERRACES
Location: IFUGAO: Banaue, Mayoyao, Hungduan and Kiangan
Dubbed as the “Eight Wonder of the World” and now inscribed as a “Living Cultural Landscape” by UNDESCO. Made 2000 Years ago, these terraces manifested the engineering feat of the ifugaos.

MATANGKIB CAVE, LUMIYANG CAVE & SUMAGUIG CAVE
Location: Sagada, Mountain Province
Features shimmering underground streams with golden or silvery stalactites and stalagmites formations and cool nature pools inside.

HANGING COFFINS
Location: Sagada, Mountain Province
Hanging Coffins placed in high steep rock formations.

Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) is in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. It is located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. The islands (124 at low tide and 123 at high tide) are scattered along Lingayen Gulf and cover an area of 18.44 square kilometres (4,557 acres).

VIGAN HERITAGE VILLAGE
Location: About 400 kilometers from Manila is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vigan.
It is the capital city of Ilocos Sur located on the west coast of northern Luzon. One can see precious remnants of old Spanish architecture throughout the center of the city. Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia with a unique European atmosphere.

MT. PINATUBO
Location: Botolan, Zambales
Pinatubo is a stratovolcano on the island of Luzon. Its eruptive history is divided into two distinct parts. The first part of this history involves an ancestral volcano to Pinatubo. This period includes all eruptions to about 35 thousand years ago. Ancestral Pinatubo was a stratovolcano made of andesite and dacite.

TAAL VOLCANO ISLAND
Location: Batangas
The Taal Volcano Island has wide range of natural and scenic spots, potential of scientific research and ecotourism endeavor. It is one of the lowest active volcanoes in the wolrd. Taal Volcano is about 2-hour

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