Boracay

Boracay is one of the Philippines belonging, northwest of the island of Panay Island located. She is almost 10 square kilometers and has about 8,000 residents. The island has three villages Balabag, Manok Manok and Yapak. Since April 25, 1956 Boracay is independent with the province of Aklan.

Geography

Boracay is a small offshore island of Panay in the Philippines and part of Aklan Province, with its capital Kalibo. There is a major airport for the arrival in the tourist area of ​​Boracay. Next to the island of Boracay is a small airport in the village of Caticlan. The airport is about 500 meters from the port.

The location of the island in the lower tropical latitudes and the influence of the surrounding seas cause over the year has an even temperature of around 26 ° C, with only minor fluctuations. From May to November fall the most precipitation with the southwest monsoon. Often from August to October drag typhoons over the center and north of the Philippines. In the months of November to April, the north-east trade winds blow with little rainfall.

Flora and Fauna

In the province of Aklan, the ylang-ylang flower grows. On the beach of Yapak and in the near neighborhood of Frankfurt caves live bats. In Yapak on the northwest side of the island is seen at an approximately 33 m deep steep slope the possibility of silvertip sharks and other large fish.

Tourism

The 3.5 km long White Beach, Diniwid Beach on the west side and the neighboring island Crocodile Iceland are tourist attractions. The island is suitable for diving. Lush coral reefs and big fish make interesting dives. During the months of November to April is blowing north- east trade, which allows on - Bulabog Beach on the east side of the island to surf the kite or windsurfing. The wide bay measures up to about 600 m towards the horizon and has a water depth of 70-100 cm. Besides diving, golfing and sailing all the water fun sports such as banana boat rides, jet-ski riding, wakeboarding or snorkeling are possible on White Beach.

Population

The most widely spoken languages ​​are Tagalog, Cebuano or Aklanon, also English is understood by almost everyone. Summed locals, expats and tourists around 30,000 people keep constantly on the island. Job opportunities are mainly confined to the tourism and include, among other things, hotel and restaurant services and to a lesser extent traditional fishing.

Infrastructure

Since 1991 there is electricity on Boracay. Lately roads and a new police station were built. There are doctors, a medical center and a hospital. At shopping there is a small market, the talipapa, and a new, more modern market, the De Mall. The tourist center is also a grocery store and distributed to Boracay everywhere are countless stalls of various types. Even a department store, Crafts and a large supermarket, the budget market, are available. Almost the entire length of White Beach is possible wireless surfing the internet.