Best Natural Places To Visit In Philippines
It would definitely be a
matter of interest for the readers to know about the underground rivers. When
we say Underground River it means a river that flows or runs beneath the ground
surface which may be wholly or partly. This kind of rivers flow through the
cave systems and are all natural. You can find the underground rivers which are
man made. These are made by covering over the river or by diverting the flow of
the river with the help of culverts. This is done normally for the development
in urban areas. One example of man made underground rivers is Fleet River in
London.
ABOUT PUERTO PRINCESA
Among the number of natural
underground rivers, there is a very famous Puerto Princesa River which has been
declared National Park. Puerto Princesa is located in the city of Puerto
Princesa which is the capital of Palawan Province in Philippines. When you
reach the Island, at the northern coast of the Island you will find the
national park which is in the Saint Paul Mountain Range. About 90% of the park
consists of the sharp, karst limestone ridges. It is also known with the name
St. Paul Underground River. This place has been among the 28 finalists which
were selected for the New Seven Wonders of Nature competition. The part of the
river which is underground is about 8.2 kilometers. This river enters directly
into the South China Sea but before entering the sea it flows through a cave.
The cave is about 120m wide and 60m high. This is the distinguishing feature of
Puerto Princesa river. This was the longest underground river in the world till
2007 but this distinction came to end by the discovery of an underground river
in Mexico. This site is a full combination of mountains and sea ecosystem. It
is a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO.
BEAUTY OF PUERTO PRINCESA PARK
The landscape of the park is
based upon the limestone karst mountains. This park has some most important
forests of Asia. There are thirteen types of forests in Asia out of which eight
are in the Puerto Princesa National Park. This is a huge formation of forests.
The eight forest types found here are named forest over limestone soil, forest
over ultramafic soil, montane forest, freshwater swamp forest, mangrove forest,
lowland evergreen rainforest, riverine forest and beach forest. You will find
800 plant species in the park.
Same is the case with birds. Puerto Princesa is located in the Palawan
Island. There are about 252 bird species found on the island out of which 165
are recorded in the Puerto Princesa Park. There are about 15 bird species which
are endemic. Birds like Blue napped parrot, Tabon scrub fowl, Hill myna and
White breasted eagle are seen most in the park. When you enter the cave you
find nine species of bats, two species of swiftlets and whip spider. When you
come to the coastal areas of the Puerto Princesa National Park you find Sea cow
and Hawksbill sea turtle.
If you want to have unique
and adventurous experience in life then this could be an ideal site to fulfill
your wish. If you want, that you must, to visit the river in the cave then you
can hire boats for this marvelous experience.
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