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There are beautifully vivid reasons why Davao is
called a “City in Bloom”. Aside from the presence of vast
plantations and garden resorts that grow rare and exotic
orchids and ornamentals, the City is specifically known
among florists all over the world for its famous
waling-waling, considered as one of the most beautiful
orchids. The Waling-waling or vanda sanderana grows in
natural abundance in its territory, at the foot of Mt. Apo.
Orchids just love to grow majestically in the City because
of its typhoon-free weather. Add to that the fact that the
city has more than 1,000 square kilometers of lush tropical
forest (or about 47% of its total land area) that provided
an environment conducive for rare plants to thrive and
flourish. Another factor is the rich fertile soil of the
city that can virtually make every wind-blown seed grow and
bear fruit even without the benefit of human intervention.
Virtually, all ingredients are present for Davao City to
blossom and bloom magically like the waling-waling. All
these factors contributed to the eventual declaration of
Davao City as the official “Orchid Capital of the
Philippines” as declared by then President Corazon Aquino.
(provide Links to galleries of orchids, orchid growers’
directories) Fruit Basket of the Philippines- the City of
Durian burg. The freshest tropical fruits are always ripe
for the picking in a City called Fruit Basket of the
Philippines. Whether you’ll go for the juiciest watermelon,
the sweetest mango, the more succulent pomelo, rambutan, or
go subtly fruit ferocious with banana, mangosteen, lanzones,
strawberry, pineapple, avocado, langka, buko, or simply
settle with a bowl of fresh fruit salad to end the long
list, whatever fibrous or juicy fruits you have
in mind, you’ll definitely have your fill in Davao City. |
