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05.07.07

A virtual Guimaras day

- Guimaras, Virtual Journals -

By Fung Yu, Contributor
INQUIRER.net

(Author’s Note: This article uses Apple’s QuickTime technology in providing an immersive experience by means of virtual reality panoramas. QuickTime is required to view the 360-degree VRs. Average VR size is 1.7MB each.)

la_paz.jpgLOCATED at the southern tip of Iloilo City is the island province of Guimaras.

Known for its sweetest mangoes the world over; the pristine island also boasts of numerous fine sand beach resorts, tranquil churches and monasteries, friendly people, and tragically, the site affected by one of the worst oil spills in the country.

My trip to Guimaras started on a fine summer day from Iloilo City. We took a 20-minute banca ride from one of the several ports in the city. The fare, a mere P12 per person for a one-way trip, the cheapest by far in all my travels!

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06.06.07

A day in Guimaras

- Guimaras, Philippines -


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