Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan Philippines

Nell’isola filippina di Palawan il fiume sotterraneo Puerto Princesa, oasi Unesco.

Palawan, tra le oltre sette mila isole delle Filippine, è la più selvaggia. E’ una lunga striscia di sabbia bianca circondata dal mare. Gli abitanti stessi dell’isola la definiscono un“gioiello verde”. Un vero paradiso esotico popolato da serpenti velenosi , ragni giganti e il coccodrillo delle Filippine, a rischio estinzione. A Palawan, però, la vera magia nascosta è il fiume sotterraneo Puerto Princesa . Tra rocce calcaree e grotte di stalattiti e stalagmiti si nascondono pipistrelli e salangane , una specie di rondine che vive nel buio. E’ uno scenario unico per i visitatori.

Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan Philippines

The Puerto Princesa Underground River is the new 7 wonders of Nature. It is located at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park protected area of the Philippines located about 80 kilometers (50 ml) north of the city centre of Puerto Pricesa, Palawan. The City Government has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is a short hike or boat ride from the town Sabang. In 2010, a group of environmentalists and geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor, which means that there are small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome measuring 300m (980ft) above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, deep water hole in the river, more river channels and another deep cave, as well as marine creatures and more. Deeper areas of the underground river are almost impossible to explore due to oxygen deprivation. www.undergroundriver.puertoprincesa.ph