Chocolate Hills - an unusual geological formation on the island of Bohol in the district towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, one of the main tourist attractions is not only the island, but the whole country. According to recent studies, only in the territory of 50 square kilometers in scattered more than 1,700 hills. They are covered with grass, which is burned in the dry season and becomes brown - hence the name of the locality.

Chocolate Hills have long been a kind of "hallmark" of Bohol province - they are depicted on its flag and symbolize the wonderful nature of the island. In addition, the hills are the third National Geological Monument of the Philippines and waiting for their turn to make the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This major natural attraction is the area with a large number of conical hills with height from 30 to 50 meters. The highest hill has a height of 120 meters. The land between the hills have long been cultivated by man - here grow rice and other crops.

In the town of Carmen is an observation deck, which offers views of the part of the Chocolate Hills and on which the plate. The inscription on the tablet reads: "The unique shape of the hills was formed thousands of years ago as a result of recovery of coral sediment from the bottom of the sea and the action of erosion." However, there are other explanations for this unusual phenomenon, including several legends. One of them referred to two feuding giants who threw each other huge boulders. The battle lasted several days and very tired both giants. Then they forgot about their feud and became friends, but when I went home, they forgot to clean up the boulders and sand - so there Chocolate Hills.

The other, more romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo - young and very powerful. Arogo fell in love with a mere mortal girl crimson, and when she died, he was so upset that a few days do not stop crying. His tears fell to the ground and turned into hills.

Today, two of the more than 1770 hills turned into tourist resorts. One - Chocolate Hills Complex - located in the town of Carmen, 55 km from Tagbilaran, the capital of the island. It was there, at a height of 64 meters, arranged a viewing platform, which offers panoramic views of the hills. Other resorts - Sagbayan Peak - located in the town of Sagbayan.