A VIEW OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE ENDLESS HILLS 
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The Chocolate Hills of Bohol, Philippines is noted as one of the natural wonders of the world. In total there are 1,268 hills spread across a number of municipalities in the province. These majestic hills baffled geologist in ages as to its origins. The most widely accepted theory is that the hills are result a thousand years of weathering of limes stones forming this astonishing landscape. They turn brown and chocolatey during summer, that is where its name came about.

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# **THE LEGENDS BEHIND**
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The locals have some stories and legends as how these hills came about. Here are some of the stories:

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#### **1) The Clash of the Giants**
*The first tells the story of two feuding giants who hurled rocks, boulders, and sand at each other. The fighting lasted for days, and exhausted the two giants.* *In their exhaustion, they forgot about their feud and became friends, but when they left, they forgot to clean up the mess they had made during their battle, hence the Chocolate Hills.* 

#### **2) A Tragic Romance**
*A more romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya, who was a simple mortal.* *Aloya's death caused Arogo much pain and misery, and in his sorrow he could not stop crying. When his tears dried, the Chocolate Hills were formed.*

#### **3) The Carabao's Plague**
*The third legend tells of a town being plagued by a giant carabao, who ate all of their crops. Finally having had enough, the townsfolk took all of their spoiled food and placed it in such a way that the carabao would not miss it.* *Sure enough, the carabao ate it, but his stomach couldn't handle the spoiled food, so he defecated, leaving behind him a mound of feces, until he had emptied his stomach of the food. The feces then dried, forming the Chocolate Hills.*

#### **4) The Biggest Loser**
*The last legend is about a gluttonous giant named Miguel that eats everything in his path. One day he came to a plain. He saw a beautiful young woman named Adrianna.* *To win her affection, he needed to lose weight. So he excreted everything he ate. In the end, his fecal matter covered the land and he won Adrianna's affection.*
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These stories/legends are lifted from http://www.choosephilippines.com/go/heritage-sites/771/the-legend-of-chocolate-hills/

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*I hope you enjoyed these stories. If you get the chance to visit Philippines,* **The Chocolate Hills of Bohol** *is definitely one of the places you would like to checkout!*
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Have an awesome day everyone! :)
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http://sevennaturalwonders.org/index_/about-2/undeclared-but-notable/chocolate-hills/
http://www.bohol-philippines.com/chocolate-hills.html
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