Photos

For the next 4 days I will be posting pictures taken in my trip to Palawan, Philippines.

Much has been written and said about this World Heritage site in Palawan. Yet, nothing is more satiable to quench the thirst of enjoying its beauty and splendor unless one explores this enchanting place.

It is believe to be one of the longest navigable underground rivers in the world which features cathedral-like caverns and domes. The stalactites and stalagmites formation resembles like religious images, fruits and birds. Truly, an admirable underworld that project the omnipotence of the Creator over human hands. The Underground River is home to other cove dwelling fauna.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park was declared by Proclamation No. 835 on March 26, 1971. It is located in the West Coast of Palawan, 81 km north of Puerto Princesa City. The land form in the park are associated with rocky mountains ( of marble and limestone) running from north to south. Two-thirds of the area is covered by lush tropical rainforest from the shoreline to the highest peak, and one-third is thinly vegetated karst limestone. The vegetation types include lowland forest (often with 35 m. canopy), coastal forest and karst forest.
This National Park is currently a popular destination for visiting bird-watchers, and most of the threatened and restricted range birds of the Palawan Endemic Bird Area have been recorded here. Several threatened species are regularly seen in the extensive lowland forests and substantial number of Palawan Phesant Peacock and Philippine Cockatoo are found in the park.

This water inlet is the same body of water that leads to the underground river. From this point, I have to take a boat to get inside the underground river.

PP Work: Adjust levels control; Adjust saturation control; Sharpen; Reduce noise; Crop; Frame; Reduce size for posting.

This note was based on http://www.pcsd.ph/protected_areas/stpaul.htm
For a diagrammatic map of the Puerto Princesa Underground river see http://www.real-estate-palawan-philippines.com/PuertoPrincesaMapRiverPark.htm