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BATAAN TRAVEL INFORMATION

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Bataan Islands Philippines

Bataan is located in west Luzon between Manila Bay and the South China Sea. Bataan is divided into two by a pass that separates the northern and the southern mountains. On the eastern side, there is a narrow coastal plain having some lovely beaches. Balanga City, the provincial capital of Bataan, is about 125 km from Manila and can easily be reached by ferryboats across the bay from Manila.

Bataan is an exceptionally beautiful mountainous province of Philippines. Located in west Luzon between Manila Bay and the South China Sea, Bataan is known for its rich cultural and historical heritage, warm Filipino hospitality and scenic natural landscapes comprising of lofty mountains with enchanting waterfalls, lush green valleys and exotic beaches. One of the most visited destinations in Philippines, Bataan is a tourist's delight, offering many important historical sites and an exciting range of recreational activities to its visitors.

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Bataan Islands Philippines

Travel Quotes:

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Mary Ritter Beard

Breakfast Philippines Cuisine

A traditional Filipino breakfast might include pandesal (small bread rolls), kesong puti (white cheese), champorado (chocolate rice porridge), sinangag (garlic fried rice), and meat—such as tapa, longganisa, tocino, karne norte (corned beef), or fish such as daing na bangus (salted and dried milkfish)—or itlog na pula (salted duck eggs). Coffee is also commonly served particularly kapeng barako, a variety of coffee produced in the mountains of Batangas noted for having a strong flavor.

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Philippines: Language and Dialect

While there are over 100 regional languages in the Philippines, the national language is Filipino, with English as the most widely spoken second language. All business, governmental and legal transactions are conducted in English. Philippines: Useful Filipino Phrases