Memories of El Nido

El Nido is a protected area located in the northernmost part of Palawan mainland, Western Philippines. Its ecosystem contains 250 million year-old limestone cliffs, 888 species of fish, 447 species of coral, 114 species of bird, 5 species of marine turtle and 2,645 hectares of mangrove forest. It has over 50 beaches to discover, enchanting lagoons with tranquil turquoise-green water, caves that can take you to hidden beaches, and a very diverse variety of aquatic wildlife. The limestone cliffs of El Nido were naturally carved out of extensive and thick layers of coralline deposits formed 250 million years ago in the shallow sea covering the area that North Vietnam and South China now occupy. These layers slowly rose from the sea as a result of the collision of India and mainland China about 60 million years ago.

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