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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。

菲律宾马荣山的火山口冒烟 Crater glow from Mount Mayon in the Philippines (© Per-Andre Hoffmann/Cavan)

Behold the 'perfect' cone

How far would you have to travel for the 'perfect cone'? Well, probably not too far if you're talking ice cream. But if volcanoes are what you're looking for, you'll have to make your way to Mount Mayon on the Philippine island of Luzon. The glowing lava you see is on the tip of the world's most perfectly shaped, symmetrical volcanic cone, which formed after years of eruptions from what is still an active stratovolcano. Mount Mayon has erupted dozens of times in the past 400 years, and there was a significant eruption as recently as 2018. Even this year, smaller white steam plume emissions and faint crater glow are sometimes visible. Mayon is the most active volcano in an island nation full of active volcanos, and is located inside the UNESCO Albay Biosphere Reserve, as well as the Philippine's Mayon Volcano Natural Park. Despite its active status, tourists still flock to the park to view the unique beauty of this cone shaped spectacle.

请看“完美”圆锥体

为了“完美的圆锥体”，你需要走多远？嗯，如果你说的是冰淇淋，可能不会太远。但是如果你要找的是火山，你就得去菲律宾吕宋岛上的马荣山。你所看到的炽热的熔岩位于世界上形状最完美、对称的火山锥的顶端，这座火山锥是在多年的喷发后形成的，它仍然是一座活跃的层火山。在过去的400年中，马荣山已经喷发了几十次，最近在2018年发生了一次重大喷发。即使在今年，也可以看到较小的白色蒸汽羽流排放和微弱的火山口辉光。马荣火山位于联合国教科文组织阿尔拜生物圈保护区以及菲律宾的马荣火山自然公园内，是一个充满活火山的岛国中最活跃的火山。尽管公园处于活跃状态，游客仍然蜂拥而至，欣赏这一锥形景观的独特之美。

鸟瞰皮纳图博火山湖和山脉，菲律宾波拉克 Aerial view of volcanic Lake Pinatubo and mountains, Porac, Philippines (© Amazing Aerial Agency/Offset by Shutterstock)

Are you older than this lake?

If you were born before summer 1991, the answer is yes. Sorry if you already felt a bit long in the tooth, but it's true: Before 30 years ago, Lake Pinatubo was just a rumble in Mount Pinatubo's magma-filled belly. It was a calamitous eruption on June 15, 1991—one of the 20th century's most powerful—that blew off Pinatubo's original summit and formed a vast crater, which gradually filled with water as greenery reclaimed the summit.

Located about 50 miles from the Philippines' capital of Manila, the crater was for many years a niche destination for hardy hikers, requiring days of travel to reach. More recently, a 4x4 road and tended hiking trail were added, reducing the rugged journey to a day trip.

你比这个湖大吗？

如果你出生在1991年夏天之前，答案是肯定的。抱歉，如果你已经觉得牙齿有点长了，但这是真的：30年前，皮纳图博湖只是皮纳图博火山充满岩浆的肚子里的隆隆声。这是1991年6月15日的一次灾难性喷发，是20世纪最强大的喷发之一，它把皮纳图博最初的山顶吹走，形成了一个巨大的火山口，随着绿色植物对山顶的再生，火山口逐渐充满了水。

这个陨石坑距离菲律宾首都马尼拉大约50英里，多年来一直是耐寒徒步旅行者的利基目的地，需要数天的旅行才能到达。最近，增加了一条4x4公路和徒步小径，将崎岖的旅程缩短为一日游。

Boating on the Bojo

The Bojo River has been the lifeline for the people of Aloguinsan, a sparsely populated municipality of Cebu Province in the Philippines. This region of Cebu only recently became a tourist destination when locals started offering cruises along the Bojo in small, outrigger-style boats like the one seen in this photo. Even with this new industry boosting the local economy over the past few years, Aloguinsan remained an out-of-the-way spot for tourists—larger towns and cities nearby still attracted more visitors. But the remoteness of the Bojo was always part of the selling point: Visitors who made the effort to come take a ride down the river would get taste of the quiet life in the fishing villages along the banks.

吕宋岛上的萤火虫环绕着榄仁树，菲律宾南甘马粦省 Fireflies surround a sea almond tree in Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines (© Jurgen Freund/Minden Pictures)

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