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Bohol is a popular tourist destination with its
beaches and resorts.
The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formations,
is the most popular attraction.
The island of Panglao, located just southwest of Tagbilaran
City, is home to some of the finest beaches in the country.
The Philippine Tarsier, considered by some to be the smallest
primates, is indigenous to the island
The Boholanos refer to their island homeland as the 'Republic
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A narrow strait separates
the island of Cebu and Bohol and both share a common language,
but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos.
Bohol lies between the islands of Cebu on the northwest, Leyte
on the northeast and Mindanao to the south. The hills dominate
the island of Bohol.
Two ranges run roughly parallel on the northwest and the southeast.
An interior plateau is dominated by limestone hills.In Carmen,
Batuan and Sagbayan, these hills form near perfect cones in
great numbers and are collectively referred to as
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| the Chocolate Hills. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with
maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. Each
of the towns of Bohol has something to offer visitors; ranging
from caves, hills, mountain ranges, fine white beaches, dive
sites, virgin islands, butterfly sanctuaries, tarsier sanctuaries,
mangroves, dolphin and whale habitats, and more. Activities
may include trekking, scuba diving, mountain biking, caving,
water tubing, horseback riding, rappelling, island hopping and
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