Chocolate Hills
A field of at least 1,260 grass covered limestone mounds in the middle of Bohol. The hills turn brown in the dry season, which gives them their name. A viewing deck at Carmen climbs more than 200 steps to look over the rounded hills.
- Where
- Carmen, Central Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.9167, 124.1667
Get the Chocolate Hills stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chocolate Hills. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chocolate Hills
Loboc River 24 km
A river in the province of Bohol that is one of the island's major tourist draws. Visitors take floating restaurant cruises upstream from the town of Loboc, past banks lined with palms and thick green forest.
Loboc Church 35 km
The San Pedro Apostol Parish Church in Loboc, Bohol, also known as the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura. It stands near the Loboc River and is a notable example of the island's Spanish era churches.
Baclayon Church 43 km
The Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Baclayon, Bohol, founded by the Jesuit priest Juan de Torres. Built of coral stone, it is one of the oldest churches in the country and sits beside the sea.
Dauis Church 46 km
The Assumption of Our Lady Shrine Parish Church in Dauis, on Panglao Island, Bohol. It was founded by Jesuit priests in 1697, and it is known for a ceiling painted with murals and a well inside the church.
Liberty Shrine 47 km
A memorial park on Mactan Island, also called the Mactan Shrine. It hosts two monuments, one to Ferdinand Magellan and one to the chieftain Lapulapu, who fought his forces here in 1521.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge 51 km
A cable stayed bridge between Cebu Island and Mactan Island, opened in 1999 as the second crossing over the Mactan Channel. It carries traffic towards the airport and the beach resorts of Mactan, and it is a landmark of the Cebu skyline at night.
Fort San Pedro 51 km
A Spanish military fortress in Cebu City, built under Miguel López de Legazpi, the first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. It stands at Plaza Independencia near the harbour and is among the oldest and smallest forts in the country.
Magellan's Cross 51 km
A stone kiosk on Plaza Sugbo, beside the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu City. It houses a cross planted by the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation, led by Ferdinand Magellan, which arrived in Cebu in 1521.
Questions
Where is Chocolate Hills?
Chocolate Hills is in Carmen, Central Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Loboc River (24 km), Loboc Church (35 km), Baclayon Church (43 km).
How do I get the Chocolate Hills stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chocolate Hills and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chocolate Hills before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Visayas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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