The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.

The Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. It is featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attraction in the province. It is also in the Philippine Tourism
Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines. Sometimes considered the "Eighth Wonder of the World", it has been declared the country's 3rd National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.


There is no natural formation like them in the world. From a distance, they look like half a ball grown out of the ground.The molehill-shaped and almost uniformly sized hills dot the landscape with green and brown. ”

The Chocolate Hills is a rolling terrain of haycock hills — mounds of general shape which are conical and almost symmetrical. Estimated to be at least 1,268 individual mounds to about 1,776, these cone-shaped or dome-shaped hills are actually grass-covered limestone hills. The large and numerous perfect domes vary in sizes from 30 metres (98 ft) to 50 metres (160 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 ft) in height. Aesthetically extensive, they are scattered throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan in Bohol.[9] Bohol's "main attraction", these unique mound-shaped hills are scattered by the thousands on the island's central plain, concentrated near the town of Carmen.

At dawn or at sunset, the Chocolate Hills are an alluring sight; the whole area picturesque amidst the rice fields and the clusters of houses made of the diamond patterned sawali or bamboo slats.

During the dry season, the precipitation is inadequate such that the grass-covered hills dry up and turn chocolate brown. This transforms the area into seemingly endless rows of "chocolate kisses". The branded confection is the inspiration behind the name, Chocolate Hills.

Legend
The other explanations come from two legends explaining the formation of the Chocolate Hills. The first legend tells the story of two feuding giants who, in battling with each other, hurled rocks, boulders and sand trying to destroy their foe. This fighting lasted days and exhausted the two giants. In their exhaustion, they forgot about their feud and became friends that when they left, they forgot to clean up their mess in the battlefield, hence the Chocolate Hills.

The much 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 that in his sorrow, he could not stop crying. When his tears dried the Chocolate Hills were formed.







Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chocolate_Hills

Replying to [ogie]:Hi,Aunt,Chocolate Hill is so amazing,i like it,i wanna go there.it's wonderful!!!

Replying to [Jamking]:

You want to go there? You have to take flight to Cebu, the second city of Philippines,and take a bus from there, then a jeepy.

See below the website to this tour, how to get there. If you only speak Chinese, sorry, no Filipino understands, if they do you a favour always say SELAMA POH, (Thank you in Tagalog).

Yes, I have been to Cebu, but not to the Chocolate hills, looks like women's breasts.

Website:

http://www.bohol.ph/article6.html





Street Smart

Replying to [Street Smart]:

Correction please! SALAMAT PO.

Sir, there is a flight every from Manila direct to Tagbilaran, the capital of Bohol.

Replying to [ogie]:
Yah sister, but it is pronounced as what I wrote, anyway thanks for your correction.

Cebu is a nice place, with many Chinese business people, a large community of the ethnic people resides in this city. The airport is on a narrow island, and the city is on the mainland, you have to take a cab to cross a bridge.

Philippines is a nice place to visit, to go snorkelling or deep sea diving. The people are extremely friendly and helpful, speaking English is no problem to them. Best if you can chat a few words in Tagalog.

Street Smart