Why Solana?
by Bea Zobel
It has been pointed out that unfortunately, the Philippines did not have the benefit of having large ancient monuments like Borodudor, Pagan and Angkor Wat. Neither does it have Royal Palaces unlike Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. As such, there are less easily recognizable sights to see, there are less of the type of tourist attractions which one encounters in places like Europe.
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Birds of Solana Bezo Resort And Vicinity
Having one of the highest level of endemic species in the world, the Philippines has 576 bird species recorded, 192 are endemic. It also has one of the highest levels of threatened species and many species are listed as ‘threatened’, ‘endangered’ or ‘critical’. The major reason for this situation is habitat loss. Hence it is essential for all to actively and consciously act on this condition. One of the most effective tools for this is educate society about our environment and natural resources and how to conserve them, appropriately termed Conservation Education. read more

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Muck Diving in Anilao
Text and photos by Nonoy Tan
Once you have tried muck, your perception of a fun dive will never be the same again. This is what I have learned from experience in the waters of Ligpo – an islet past the northern boundaries of the famous Anilao, Philippines.read article

Creepy Critters
While most scuba divers seek out clear clean blue waters, scan open lush reefs for colorful fish and chase down every large animal from Manta rays to sharks, there is a select group of a few divers (mostly underwater photographers), that purposely look for barren mud flats, coral ruble and murky water in search for, what we underwater photographers refer to as critters. Critters are a select group of animal comprising of invertebrates, mollusks and fish, that for the most part are hard to find, most often times rare and are not found on the usual dive spots tour operators take their clients. We are not talking whales, sharks and schooling fish here; we are talking half inch seahorse, 20mm shrimp and marble size frogfish.

 

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