When you mentioned Bohol, this first came to mind.
Your Bohol Trip will not be complete without visiting the infamous Bohol Chocolate Hills. Long before other attractions came to popularity in Bohol, Chocolate Hills were already in the textbook and considered Bohol's Pride.
It was actually so funny that it made me wonder why it is called Chocolate Hills when I was little. I thought because maybe the hills grow so many chocolate trees and therefore it is a chocolate hill. There are also folktales about two giants living in the area of Bohol a long time ago when the earth is still young and those two giants were in a fight, throwing each other huge pile of rocks, boulders, sand, and soil. Their flight lasted for days and they became exhausted and later on became friends. Their flight left a mess thus forming the chocolate hills.
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Below are some of the telltale stories of an old-time ago. . .
Three legends explain the formation of the Chocolate Hills. The first tells the story of two feuding giants who hurled rocks, boulders, and sand at each other. The fighting lasted for days and exhausted the two giants. In their exhaustion, they forgot about their feud and became friends, but when they left they forgot to clean up the mess they had made during their battle, hence the Chocolate Hills.[13][17]
A more romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya, who was a simple mortal. Aloya's death caused Arogo much pain and misery, and in his sorrow, he could not stop crying. When his tears dried, the Chocolate Hills were formed.[18]
The third legend tells of a town being plagued by a giant carabao, who ate all of their crops. Finally having had enough, the townsfolk took all of their spoiled food and placed it in such a way that the carabao would not miss it. Sure enough, the carabao ate it, but his stomach couldn't handle the spoiled food, so he defecated, leaving behind him a mound of feces until he had emptied his stomach of the food. The feces then dried, forming the Chocolate Hills.
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Seeing this for the 1st time outside the textbook makes my heart beats so fast because of excitement😊😊😊😊.
You have to climb up a long staircase on top of one of those many hills to see the entire vast view of Chocolate Hills. It is called chocolate hills because these hills looked like a mountain of chocolate during summer as that greenery turned brown because of drought.
How to go here?
On a Public Transport
Ride a bus from Dao bus terminal located at the city proper of Tagbilaran and advise to drop you off at Carmen Chocolate Hills junction.
Habal habal or motorcycle is also available
Private cars/van who normally arranges tour
Entrance Fee: Php 50.00
What to bring: Umbrella, camera, face towel, drinking water
Business Hours: Opens as early as 7AM until 6PM Monday to Sundays
No Reservations Needed
Parking Space: Yes
Declaration from National Committee on Geological Sciences
The unique landform known as the "Chocolate Hills" of Bohol was formed ages ago by the uplift of coral deposits and the action of rainwater and erosion.
These hills are scattered throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan, and Sagbayan and consist of 1, 268 mounds of the same general shape.
In recognition of its special characteristics, scientific importance, uniqueness, and high scenic value, the National Committee on Geological Sciences declares that the Chocolate Hills of Bohol a Nationa Geological Monument.
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