It is hard to visualize a deep river flowing beneath an expansive cave network. And mention a Philippine cave and it will instantly conjure a picture from TV's Survivor series, where competitors crawl on slippery stones amidst complete darkness and eerie sounds of bat calls. Fired up by these images, most visitors to the Philippines' Underground River are often confused about what to expect and what to do. It's a lot more complicated than imagining Vietnam's Halong Bay with its junks and coastal villages, or the giant lizards roaming free around Indonesia's Komodo Island. Thanks to an online poll by a Zurich-based foundation, the mysterious river is no longer underground. With its new standing as one of the 7 New Wonders for Nature, the Underground River is expected to become the jewel in the crown of Philippine tourism. The other "new wonders" are the Amazon, Halong Bay, the Iguazu Fa...
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