BOHOL

Bohol is a province of the Philippines, in the country’s Central Visayas region. It comprises Bohol Island and numerous smaller surrounding islands. Bohol is known for coral reefs and unusual geological formations, notably the Chocolate Hills. On the main island, near the town of Carmen, these 1,200 or so symmetrical mounds turn cocoa-brown in the dry season, contrasting with the surrounding jungle's greenery. 

Bohol has a rich cultural past, which is especially visible in its old churches and ancestral homes. One of the first stone cathedrals in the Philippines, the Baclayon Church, exhibits religious items and Spanish colonial architecture.