Chocolate Hills, Beautiful Hills And Fresh Air in The Philippines

Consisting of about 7,000 islands, the Philippines does not only have beautiful beaches. There are many other natural beauty charms owned by the Philippines, one of which is Chocolate Hills, Bohol. This tourist attraction is one of the most popular in the Philippines because of its unique and beautiful characteristics.

Chocolate Hills is known for being brown. This happens during the dry season in the Philippines when the green grass that covers the hills dries up and turns brown. There are more than a 1000 spread over an area of ​​50 square kilometers. The area includes the Towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan in Bohol. Although these hills look the same, they are actually different sizes

This seems to give rise to the assumption that these hills that seem to be the same as each other are human creations. In fact, these hills are created naturally.

This chocolate hill was formed due to weathering of marine limestone that occurred over thousands of years. This weathering is influenced by several factors such as rainfall and subaerial erosion. There is an information signpost on the observation deck that says this geological formation is the result of limestone erosion being lifted from the seabed to the surface. These rocks then become fractured due to tectonic processes.

There is also information that explains if these hills were previously coral reefs on the seabed. These coral reefs are then lifted to the sea surface after a geological shift under water.

Uniquely, the local community does have various myths associated with the existence of the Chocolate Hills called Chocolate Hills.

From a giant whose love is one-sided, the battle of the giants, a buffalo that eats the farmers' crops, and a giant who is fighting for his love and then his heart is broken so that it makes teardrops in the form of hills.

But the truth is, the Chocolate Hills are one of the amazing geological formations found in the Philippines. Precisely is the geological formation in the province of Bohol. The hills called Chocolate Hills are actually limestone domes covered with the same grass on each hill.

This province is becoming more and more famous because of the presence of natural wonders whose number of hills reaches around 1,300-1,700 which are located in an area that covers an area of ​​​​50 square kilometers.

Although the shape is the same, but each hill has a different height. From those that reach 30 meters high to those that reach 120 meters.

The color of this hill is different in each of the two seasons in the Philippines. During the rainy season, this hill is green. Then during the dry season, they turn brown.

In the past, Chocolate Hills had been proposed to be a world heritage by UNESCO. However, it was canceled because there was an earthquake that hit this place with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale on October 15, 2013.

So that what is seen lives up to its name, a visit to Chocolate Hills Bohol is best done during the dry season in the Philippines. Usually the season lasts from November to May when the sun is in the southern hemisphere. If you visit during the rainy season, Chocolate Hills Bohol doesn't seem to live up to its name. That's because the hills will be green when the rainy season arrives.