VOTE Puerto Princesa Palawan Underground River for the New 7 Wonders of Nature

When the search for the New 7 Wonders of Nature took off about two years ago, only three Philippine natural wonders made it to the list of nominees – the Tubattaha Reef in Palawan, Mayon Volcano in Albay and the Chocolate hillsin Bohol. Expectations ran high that any of those three Philippine natural wonders would end up to be one of 21 finalists by early 2009. But it took a late addition for the Philippines to achieve that feat – thePuerto Prinsesa Underground river in Palawan.

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.

It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea.

It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world's longest.

At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.

Now is the time for all Filipinos, home and abroad, to again show the passion they had in the early rounds of the voting. Now is the time to vote. Vote now, Kabayan! Let us tell the world that the Philippines is home to one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Counting down to 11.11.11:
As of September 30 2011(+8GMT):
There are just 42 days left to vote for the New7Wonders of Nature.

To VOTE:

Visit New7Wonders of Nature website here.

To Vote for PP Underground River by SMS:

Send PPUR to 2861 

Each SMS sent counts as one vote for PP Underground River in the New7Wonders of Nature.

Cost per each SMS sent:

PHP2.00 (Sun)

PHP2.50 (Globe, Smart)

To Vote for PP Underground River by FACEBOOK:

Visit FACEBOOK page here.

National SMS voting in the Philippines:

You can vote for all 28 Finalists in the Official New7Wonders of Nature by SMS in the Philippines.

To vote send the correct keyword for your chosen Finalist by SMS to 2861.

Each SMS costs PHP2.00 on the Sun Cellular network, and PHP2.50 on the Globe Telecom and Smart Communications networks.

Official Finalist

Keyword

Amazon N7WCONTEST AMAZON

Angel Falls N7WCONTEST ANGELFALLS

Bay of Fundy N7WCONTEST BAYOFFUNDY

Black Forest N7WCONTEST BLACKFOREST

Bu Tinah Island N7WCONTEST BUTINAH

Cliffs of Moher N7WCONTEST CLIFFSOFMOHER

Dead Sea N7WCONTEST DEADSEA

El Yunque N7WCONTEST ELYUNQUE

Galapagos N7WCONTEST GALAPAGOS

Grand Canyon N7WCONTEST GRANDCANYON

Great Barrier Reef N7WCONTEST GREATBARRIERREEF

Halong Bay N7WCONTEST HALONGBAY

Iguazu Falls N7WCONTEST IGUAZUFALLS

Jeita Grotto N7WCONTEST JEITAGROTTO

Jeju Island N7WCONTEST JEJUISLAND

Kilimanjaro N7WCONTEST KILIMANJARO

Komodo N7WCONTEST KOMODO

Maldives N7WCONTEST MALDIVES

Masurian Lake District N7WCONTEST MASURIAN

Matterhorn/Cervino N7WCONTEST MATTERHORN

Milford Sound N7WCONTEST MILFORDSOUND

Mud Volcanoes N7WCONTEST MUDVOLCANOES

Puerto Princesa Underground River PPUR

Sundarbans N7WCONTEST SUNDARBANS

Table Mountain N7WCONTEST TABLE

Uluru N7WCONTEST ULURU

Vesuvius N7WCONTEST VESUVIUS

Yushan N7WCONTEST YUSHAN

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Photos taken at a Funny but Creative Perspective

Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. Perspective can be used as a tool in photography to create some really interesting and funny photographs. when you just play around, let your creativity flow, and allow yourself to get totally wrapped up in the joy of shooting, you get totally good photos. Here are some of my favorites compiled into one.

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Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

Vigan City, located in the northern part of the Philippines showcases the Spanish heritage of the Philippines. It is listed on UNESCO world heritage list since December 2, 1999 for it's unique spanish colonial history in Asia and the very well preserved spanish monumental buildings which where build in the 18th century.

I got to experienced Vigan through a Kalesa ride around the city. The Heritage village is a must see when you visit Vigan, it is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture.

Calle Crisologo

Kalesa ride on our Vigan City tour

The major attraction of Vigan is its mestizo district, Spanish-style houses that evoke a bygone era when its people lived prosperously because of the Manila-Acapulco maritime trade.

St Paul Cathedral
St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral was built by the Augustinian clergy around 1790. The original structure was built in 1574 upon the command of the Spanish founder of Vigan, Juan de Salcedo. It was a mere chapel then, made of wood and thatch. In 1641, the chapel was replaced by a church.

In the south of the St Paul Cathedral lies the eight-sided bell tower used as a safety measure of the church. It was said to be built separately so that in any event of an earthquake, it would not topple into the church.

Bantay Bell Tower
Also known as Bantay Belfry because it is located in the Bantay district of Vigan along the national highway. It was said to be the people’s watchtower, part of the city’s defense that helps in alerting it against possible enemies. It was built in 1591. 

Padre Burgos House
Father Jose Burgos was born in this ancestral home to Florencia Garcia and Jose Burgos in February 1837. Father Burgos’ home is now a satellite museum of the National Museum. Inside the museum, visitors will see a collection of Father Burgos memorabilia and photographs, family antiques and jewelry, Father Burgos’ quarters and a mini library containing his student Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, which the teacher received as a gift. 

Baluarte
The resort complex lies in hectares of land that stretches from the rolling plain towards the hills. It has a mini zoo with animals from other countries and others endemic to the Philippines.

Mc Donalds in Vigan.
Love how their building was patterned like the traditional houses in Vigan.

If you want to turn back time and experience the old days, Vigan is the place to be.

Source: http://www.vigan.ph/