Siargao Trivia

siargao-trivia::Tarsiers (small lemurs, virtually extinct in other places) still room free in the Siargao forest.
::Saltwater crocodiles still exist in largest mangrove forest reserves in Mindanao at Del Carmen.
::Siargao’s waves are famous for their heights, because the island reefs face the Pacific on the edge of the Philippine ::Trench so extremely deep offshore waters creates powerful ocean swells when they hit the brakes.
::Siargao is composed of 48 islands and islets politically divided into nine municipalities: Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Santa Monica, and Socorro.
::Cloud 9 was named after the chocolate bar, which surfers kept in their shorts and ate for sustenance when there was no tourism to be found in Siargao.
::The town General Luna was originally named Cabuntog, the municipality changed its name after the mayor saw a photo of General Luna in Malacańang.

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