Offbeat Traveler: Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
A tour boat approaches the entrance to the underground river in Palawan province, Philippines.
The next time you are in the Philippines, take a pump boat trip from Sabang Beach down the clear waters of an underground river that flows through caves filled with interesting formations of stalactites and stalagmites.
At Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, northwest of Puerto Princesa in Palawan province, the Cabayugan River flows for about five miles through the St. Paul Mountain Range and exits into the sea. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 and is one of the 28 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaign, which is to be decided on Nov. 11.
-- Michael Robinson
