Boracay is an island located about tropical about 315 miles south of Manila and 2 km from the northwestern tip of the island of Panay in the region Filipino of Western Visayas . It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.
The island is divided into Barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak (3 of the 17 Barangays which make up the municipality of Malay ), and is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the government province of Aklan.
Boracay has about 20,000 inhabitants. Its popularity is due to the clear waters and fine sand of its main beach, considered one of the best in the world.
Boracay Island is located just off the northwest corner of the island of Panay and belongs to the archipelago of the Visayas. The island is about seven miles long, shaped like a wrench, and a width of half a mile at its narrowest. The total area of 10.32 square kilometers.
Beaches and services
Cagban beach, facing south, is located right on a small narrow front dock Caticlan on Panay Island. Beside her Cagban dock serves as the main point of entry and exit to Boracay during most of the year. When the winds and the sea so indicate, Tambisaan Beach, on the eastern side of the island, acting as alternative access.
The two main tourist beaches, White Beach and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the narrow center of the island. White Beach faces the west while Bulabog Beach faces east. The island has several beaches.
White Beach is the quintessential tourist. Traveled by souvenir vendors and itinerant masseurs, along its four-kilometer line resorts, restaurants, bars and cafes. In the central portion of the beach, a sand road about two kilometers called Beachfront Path runs along it, separating themselves tourist establishments. In the north and south of White Beach, establishments are aligned directly across from the beach itself. In years past, the entrance and exit to Boracay was made ??from small piers located along the Beachfront Path, but since 2007 only used two springs above, depending on the weather. Beachfront Path is connected by several highways and roads to the main road of the island, Main Road , which runs along this. At the northern end of White Beach, a footpath runs along White Beach Cape connecting with Diniwid Beach.
On the opposite coast to White Beach, Bulabog Beach is the second resort and the main area for the practice of windsurfing and kite-surfing.
History
The island was originally inhabited by ethnic Ati. Rediscovered for tourism since 1970, has experienced significant changes since then, with an ever increasing number of visitors.
On the morning of December 9, 2006, the eye of Typhoon Utor happened near the north coast of Boracay, causing heavy damage in many facilities. It is estimated that was the worst typhoon in the past 20 years. Fortunately there were no fatalities and the island was restored for the tourist season in just over a week.
Impact on tourism
In large part because of its weather patterns, the number of tourists in Boracay is greatest during the dry season, when the wind blows from the east. The tourist center of the island, the beach at White Beach, is on the west side, protected from the wind. In the dry season, the water usually present a calm and crystalline appearance while in the east, the hills in the north and south ends of the island channel the winds on the coast, making the Bulabog beach, protected by reefs , ideal for practicing windsurf and kitesurf.
Most of the hotels and resorts of Boracay are priced high and low season coincides with the dry and rainy seasons respectively. Some have also peak season prices during the Christmas and New Year, the Easter and Chinese New Year.
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Boracay has about 20,000 inhabitants. Its popularity is due to the clear waters and fine sand of its main beach, considered one of the best in the world.
Boracay Island is located just off the northwest corner of the island of Panay and belongs to the archipelago of the Visayas. The island is about seven miles long, shaped like a wrench, and a width of half a mile at its narrowest. The total area of 10.32 square kilometers.
Beaches and services
Cagban beach, facing south, is located right on a small narrow front dock Caticlan on Panay Island. Beside her Cagban dock serves as the main point of entry and exit to Boracay during most of the year. When the winds and the sea so indicate, Tambisaan Beach, on the eastern side of the island, acting as alternative access.
The two main tourist beaches, White Beach and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the narrow center of the island. White Beach faces the west while Bulabog Beach faces east. The island has several beaches.
White Beach is the quintessential tourist. Traveled by souvenir vendors and itinerant masseurs, along its four-kilometer line resorts, restaurants, bars and cafes. In the central portion of the beach, a sand road about two kilometers called Beachfront Path runs along it, separating themselves tourist establishments. In the north and south of White Beach, establishments are aligned directly across from the beach itself. In years past, the entrance and exit to Boracay was made ??from small piers located along the Beachfront Path, but since 2007 only used two springs above, depending on the weather. Beachfront Path is connected by several highways and roads to the main road of the island, Main Road , which runs along this. At the northern end of White Beach, a footpath runs along White Beach Cape connecting with Diniwid Beach.
On the opposite coast to White Beach, Bulabog Beach is the second resort and the main area for the practice of windsurfing and kite-surfing.
History
The island was originally inhabited by ethnic Ati. Rediscovered for tourism since 1970, has experienced significant changes since then, with an ever increasing number of visitors.
On the morning of December 9, 2006, the eye of Typhoon Utor happened near the north coast of Boracay, causing heavy damage in many facilities. It is estimated that was the worst typhoon in the past 20 years. Fortunately there were no fatalities and the island was restored for the tourist season in just over a week.
Impact on tourism
In large part because of its weather patterns, the number of tourists in Boracay is greatest during the dry season, when the wind blows from the east. The tourist center of the island, the beach at White Beach, is on the west side, protected from the wind. In the dry season, the water usually present a calm and crystalline appearance while in the east, the hills in the north and south ends of the island channel the winds on the coast, making the Bulabog beach, protected by reefs , ideal for practicing windsurf and kitesurf.
Most of the hotels and resorts of Boracay are priced high and low season coincides with the dry and rainy seasons respectively. Some have also peak season prices during the Christmas and New Year, the Easter and Chinese New Year.
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