PUERTO GALERA
WHITE BEACH, PUERTO GALERA
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Puerto Galera was discovered by the Spaniards in the early 16th century as a safe haven for their trade ships during storms and typhoons. A visit to the local Museum with it's impressive collection of artifacts located near the church in Puerto Galera will verify the rich culture and history of this island. Puerto Galera is Y-shaped peninsula located on the northern shores of Mindoro Island, some 130 km south of Manila and 14 nautical miles from Batangas City. It is bounded on the north by Verde Island Passage, on the south by the Municipality of San Teodoro (Oriental Mindoro), and on the west by the Municipality of Abra de Ilog (Occidental Mindoro). It has total area of 254.47 sqm., divided into twelve coastal barangays and one mountain barangay. Administratively, it belongs to the province of Oriental Mindoro.
CORAL GARDEN
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CORAL GARDEN is a favourite spot of snorkelers.The word garden is the best way to describe this beautiful dive site, which is also perfect for snorkeling. The reef starts in very shallow water and slopes off gently to a maximum depth of 10m/30ft.
Fully grown staghorn corals, table corals, fire corals and their relatives form extensive groths like vast fields of undersea wildflowers. A type of coral,
Anacropora Puertogallerae, thay you can only find in PUERTO GALERA is specially abundant in this area harboring juvenile wrass, damsels, and hawkfishes. Huge rock formations a few meters away from eash other often have crevices which are home to mangrove jacks, groupers, schools of cardinals and squirrels. Few unusualtypes of nudibranch and sea slugs are likely to be seen along with sea.
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