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CORON ISLAND. KAYANGAN LAKE AND TWIN LAGOON

On 7 December, 20173 January, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Beaches, Lakes and rivers, Nature, Sights7 Comments

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Although we usually refer to the whole area as Coron, it is actually the name of the main town on Busuanga island and the name of the triangle-shaped island immediately southeast of the previous one, which is the one that makes the region famous. Continue reading “CORON ISLAND. KAYANGAN LAKE AND TWIN LAGOON” →

CORON

On 10 July, 201726 March, 2018 By alfonsomgcIn Beaches, Nature, Sights17 Comments

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  • We were here: February 2016.
  • Number of days: 6.
  • My score: 5/5, that’s a paradise…

Incomprehensible is that this ex-tra-or-di-na-ry set of islands has gone unnoticed by the tourist radar until just 5 years ago. Continue reading “CORON” →

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