Coron
is a quiet and beautiful town built over a mangrove forest on Busuanga
Island, the largest island of the Calamianes. The Calamian Group of Islands
is the most northern part of Palawan Province.
The main activity in the area appears to be: Nothing
in particular, accept waiting for the bananas and coconuts to become ripe
and fall down. - It is quite a different lifestyle compared to the famous
"American way of life" and it´s really charming. The actual
economic life of the Calamian Group of Islands is fishing and transportation
of the fish to Manila.
Palawan itself is the Philippines western-most province
and home to most of the remaining virgin forests left in the country.It
is also home to several species of wildlife found nowhere else, such as
the tiny Calamian
Deer, the Palawan Anteater and Palawan
Bearcats. Palawan is called "The Philippines Last Frontier".
Of the 7,107 islands comprising the Republic of the Philippines more than
2,500 are in Palawan Province. Coron is halfway between Manila and Palawan`s
capitol, Puerto Princesa.
The identical names of some
of the towns and islands can certainly give the newcomer a headache.
For example, there´s the island of Busuanga with the towns Old
Busuanga, New Busuanga and Coron. South of the town of Coron you can see
the island of Coron in the east part of Coron Bay. To the west of the
island of Coron the island Culion is home to the town of Culion. Clear
as mud, isn´t it?
(source: Philippines
Travel Guide, by Jens Peters)
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