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Bohol, The Philippines

ADAM GIBSON, PHOTOGRAPHER

“The Chocolate Hills of Bohol are

hidden from view. From the city of

Tagbilaran on the southern island

of Bohol, it’s a two-hour drive deep

into the jungle to find them.

“Once you arrive at a lookout

in a town named Carmen, these

very strange cone-shaped hills

stretch for miles in every direction.

There are more than 1,000 of them;

some say nearly 1,800. They’re

covered in grass that turns brown

in the dry season, which is what

gives them their name. It’s thought

they were formed by the uplift of

coral deposits long ago and the

action of rainwater and erosion.

“This particular afternoon was

humid and the late afternoon light

mixed with smoke haze from fires

in the villages below was beautiful.”