the way from Puerto Princesa to Quezon in the south of Palawan I have ever driven in my car. In the dry season the road is quite good passable. But stick the eyes on the track to avoid the large and sometimes deep holes. There's no time to enjoy everything the LANDSCAPE. Therefore, this time we charter a van and come to Quezon recovered at 4 hours. We visit the Museum Tabon, although just because no light EINR "brownout" is available. The windowless, big room, we contemplate our behelfslässig with the flashlight. The flash photography will help us later to see things we could only guess there.
We overnight in a small clean guesthouse near the beach with sea views for the equivalent of CHF 5 per person to well rested the next morning with a small Barkedie half-hour crossing to the island with the Tabon - caves to be addressed. The cave guide from the museum tells us that the boom to visit the caves a few years ago has fallen sharply. The research of the many still "virgin" caves was due to lack of sponsorship and money into alternate. In government circles, the importance of these caves ranked high because about 175 000 years ago, the sea level was so low that a continuous land bridge between Asia and the mainland Palawan was. For humans and animals was an open, welcoming immigration port and this "corridor" and was then used extensively. It is not surprising that these caves were found in Relikien dating back up to 50 000 years into the past. A skull and bones (22,000 years old) were found in excavations of the oldest Homo sapiens sapiens - finds of the Philippines belong.
We had high levels of long nature - steps to overcome that would not end fast. Thanks to my regained Guren condition, I reached with the leader well before the severed fellow visitors the aircon - cave, which is connected with a natural air shaft to the ridge height of the mountain, the aerated our sweat-drenched body. This Staske whiff but had a slightly sour smell, which bore witness to that live bats. Various signage and information boards are informed:
are that as the limestone caves from prehistoric times removal of sand from a coral reef;
that 30 000 jägrige stone tools were excavated;
were that a now-extinct species of deer, the cave dwellers as food;
Manunggul that the cave at 114 meters above the lake with impressive views to the surrounding sea islands, was used as a burial place. A key term container with a lid decorated with 2 figures, dated to 690 -710 BC to represent two souls who find themselves on a journey into the next life.
Finally, I would like to mention the Tabon bird that regularly visited the caves. He is blue and brown on the fuselage to the wings or feathered all black, the size of a goose, flying only short distances and digs with his big foot claws its eggs in the sand and cover them. The warmth of the sand then incubates the eggs until the young hatch. There would be some of the 215 caves, grotto-like report.
are that as the limestone caves from prehistoric times removal of sand from a coral reef;
that 30 000 jägrige stone tools were excavated;
were that a now-extinct species of deer, the cave dwellers as food;
Manunggul that the cave at 114 meters above the lake with impressive views to the surrounding sea islands, was used as a burial place. A key term container with a lid decorated with 2 figures, dated to 690 -710 BC to represent two souls who find themselves on a journey into the next life.
Finally, I would like to mention the Tabon bird that regularly visited the caves. He is blue and brown on the fuselage to the wings or feathered all black, the size of a goose, flying only short distances and digs with his big foot claws its eggs in the sand and cover them. The warmth of the sand then incubates the eggs until the young hatch. There would be some of the 215 caves, grotto-like report.
A bring your own lunch, we shared with our guide and boatman, strengthened us, to enrich the afternoon with a trip to the nearby fishing island.
