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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park
The Marine Park Tubbataha Reef, on the island of Palawan, in the Philippines, covering about 33,200 hectares. The Tubbataha Reef is extremely important from an ecological point of view to the Philippines as a supply and cradle of marine life.
Marine Park Tubbataha Reef was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1993 being extended such rating in June 2009.
Marine Park Tubbataha Reef was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1993 being extended such rating in June 2009.
Labels:
ASEAN Heritage Park,
Palawan,
travel,
Tubbataha Reef
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Mangosteen
The mangosteen fruit ( Garcinia mangostana ) is a species of trees of the genus Garcinia, family of Clusiaceae. It is an evergreen tropical originated in the Sunda Islands and of the ' archipelago of the Moluccas.
The tree grows up to a maximum height of between 7 and 25 meters, and has a bark dark brown verging on black. In the Philippines, most of the mangosteen harvest comes from Sulu, Zamboanga and Davao del Norte.
The tree grows up to a maximum height of between 7 and 25 meters, and has a bark dark brown verging on black. In the Philippines, most of the mangosteen harvest comes from Sulu, Zamboanga and Davao del Norte.
Labels:
Fruit,
Mangosteen
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