El Nido (a heaven on earth)
When visiting Palawan, there’s a place that almost always comes to one’s mind: The enchanting El Nido. Situated at the northernmost tip of Palawan mainland, the municipality of El Nido showcases the Philippines’ geological and biological richness. To protect its terrestrial and marine environments and promote the sustainable use of resources, the government named a 360-square kilometer area in El Nido as a turtle sanctuary in 1984. The area was expanded in 1991 to include portions of the El Nido mainland and several islands along Bacuit Bay and its surrounding waters, thereafter renaming it as El Nido Marine Reserve Park. Occupying a total of 96,000 hectares, the El Nido Marine Reserve Park is a premiere tourist destination that boasts rain forest, mangroves, white sand beaches, coral reefs, and limestone cliffs. Its divers Eco-system create breathtaking and fascinating natural scenery that will surely enchant tourists.
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