独特的巧克力山，菲律宾薄荷岛 Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Philippines (© Danita Delimont/Offset by Shutterstock)

独特的巧克力山，菲律宾薄荷岛 Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Philippines (© Danita Delimont/Offset by Shutterstock)

Chocolate Hills

Each year as the dry season begins in late November, the green grass that covers the rolling, conical mounds in the Bohol province of the Philippines begins to turn brown, transforming the area into endless rows of what look like hills of chocolate. Because of this, the Chocolate Hills have become a robust tourist-attraction for the province. The regional government has even constructed a viewing complex in Carmen, a town about 30 miles from the regional capital of Tagbilaran.

While local legend describes the formation of the 20-square miles of hills as either being leftover wreckage from a battle between two giants, or the tears of a heartbroken giant, scientists theorize they were formed over a long stretch of time through a combination of erosion and tectonic processes.

巧克力山

每年11月下旬开始的旱季，覆盖在菲律宾波荷省起伏的圆锥形土堆上的绿草开始变成棕色，将该地区变成了一排无穷无尽的巧克力山。正因为如此，巧克力山已成为该省一个强大的旅游景点。该地区政府甚至在卡门建造了一座观景楼，卡门是一座距离该地区首府塔比拉兰约30英里的城镇。

尽管当地传说将这20平方英里的山丘的形成描述为两个巨人之间的战斗留下的残骸，或者是一个心碎巨人的眼泪，但科学家们认为，它们是在侵蚀和构造过程的组合下经过很长一段时间形成的。