Palawan: A paradise on Earth

As promised, I am writing posts on the places that I've visited in the Philippines during my Summer 2013 :) The first post is about PALAWAN!!!! :)

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines that is located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island, measuring 450 kilometres (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide.

The history of Palawan may be traced back 22,000 years ago, as confirmed by the discovery of bone fragments of the Tabon Man in the municipality of Quezon. Although the origin of the cave dwellers is not yet established, anthropologists believe they came from Borneo. Known as the Cradle of Philippine Civilization, the Tabon Caves consist of a series of chambers where scholars and anthropologists discovered the remains of the Tabon Man along with his tools and a number of artifacts. (source)

taken from the web

Palawan is definitely one of the places that we Pinoys should be proud of! I am happy to say that I've stepped on almost "entire' Palawan already! Last year, I was blessed to have visited the very rich waters of Coron. And this year, my friends and I were blessed to have explored El Nido (for 3 days) and Puerto Princesa (2 days in my case because I have to leave early in time for my Davao trip but 4 days for my friends).

This post will be dedicated to the wonderful photos that we took during the said trip. However, I will be honest and say that I didn't remember all the names of the islands that we've been too :) I will be writing a separate post about all the preparations, "behind the scenes", and itinerary :)

El Nido

Rainy Day 1