Piggy under the shade of his lodgings on a hot sunny day

Fishing village near El Nido

There are many scattered villages along the coast of El Nido. Here are a few photos of a one such village, its long curving beach and very photogenic locals.

El Nido

El Nido is one of the more difficult to reach new must see locations in the Philippines. It is a paradise for divers, photographers and beachcombers. El Nido covers the northernmost tip of mainland Palawan. It is composed of 45 islands and islets, each has its own unique geological formations. Like the rest of Palawan, it is part of the Eurasian Plate, a plate that is entirely separate from the Philippine Plate to which the rest of the Philippines belongs. The limestone cliffs here are similar to those that can be found in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Guillin in China, as well as Krabi in Thailand, all of which are part of the Eurasian Plate.

Morning in El Nido

Who needs Nintendo when you have a couple tires and a few tin cans?

Kids everywhere in The Philippines love having their photos taken

Sunset at Roxas on the way to El Nido

One of the guardians of the "Monkey Trail"

PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

After a quite tough 2.5 hour hike over the monkey trail passing along beautiful beaches we reach the underground river and embark on an hour long breathtaking tour in a small boat. The river is reputed to be the world's longest at 8.2 km.
The site contains a full mountain-to-the-sea ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in Asia.
It was inscribed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site on December 4, 1999.