{"id":20107,"date":"2020-05-01T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/?p=20107"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:27:33","slug":"unravelling-the-giant-pieces-of-the-philippine-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/unravelling-the-giant-pieces-of-the-philippine-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Unravelling The Giant Pieces Of The Philippine Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Its archipelagic structure has always been a marvel within the Pacific blue\u2014a string of islands forming a silhouette of what could be a baby extending its hands, trying to unfurl his legs for the first step. The many-island cluster, more than 7,000 of them, forms a piece of a puzzle that doesn\u2019t seem to lock, at least visually, with the jagged edges of the Asian continent<\/strong><\/a>. Whether Pangea chose to let chunks of geographical wonders adrift, or let them rise from the trenches deep, one will never know. But the country\u2019s current formation, a fragment of a gargantuan past, stirs a global desire for discoveries<\/strong><\/a>, thanks to many unexplored islands that look like speckles from man\u2019s map.<\/p>\n

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Scenic Panorama of a strait in the Hundred Islands National Park in Pangasinan, image by Roman Skorzus<\/p><\/div>
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