Philippines Sights

Cebu: beaches and coral reefs; Begito: hot springs. Mountain resort of Baguio. Cultural - Manila: Lopez Memorial Museum. Manila: The Museum of Santo Tomas with a collection of exhibits on natural history and archeology, National Museum with the Department of Anthropology, botany, geology, zoology and art; Casa Manila Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the old city, situated along the boulevard Rojas, a botanical garden, cultural center . Begito (summer capital of the country): the municipal museum with a collection of household items and art Igorot tribe.

The vegetation of the archipelago is different richness and diversity. The forests, covering more than 40% of the territory and known as the "Philippine Mahogany", are in high demand on the world market for strength, hardness and beauty of wood. Coastal valleys, intermontane basins and mountain plateaus are best suited for economic development. Here grow rice, corn, coconut palm, sugar cane, tobacco, tropical fruits, vegetables, coffee and cocoa.