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BORACAY
An island which everyone is longing for. A paradise of resorts and beaches, bars, palm trees, restaurants, hotels, and the beautiful world under the sea , the coral reefs.
Its powdery white sands and crystal clear blue water attracts the eyes of the locals and specially the foreigners around the world.
BORACAY is one of the famous world’s top destination for relaxation, summer getaways, and more.



AWARDS source Wikipedia

1. Awarded as the 2012 best island in the world from the international travel magazine Travel and Leisure.
2. In 2014, the resort island was at the top of the Best Islands in the world list published by the international magazine Conde Nast Travel.
3. In 2016, Boracay headed the magazine’s list of Top 10 destination to watch.
   
   
   
   
   HISTORY source SMART TRAVELER : SIMPLE TRAVELER

The first settlers of Boracay are called Negrito or people we called Aeta. They spoke a language known as Visayan language or Inati. Later settlers brought other languages to the island, including Aklanon (as Boracay is part of Aklan province) and other Visayan languages, Tagalog (and its variant, Filipino), Spanish and English.

I came to wonder how the islang got its name. The word “Boracay” originated from the word bora or bubbles due to its foamy appearance that the waves make when it softly crashes onto the whitish sands. No less than the natives themselves said that as far in time as their memory as one of the original settlers and natives of Malay and Buruanga, the island which is now known as “Boracay” had no name before until a couple blurted out of their personal conversation about the froath and foam of the oceans of boracay. Malay was a part of Buruang or was only a barrio or barangay of the municipality of Buruanga, and people merely called the place “Ro Isla it Buruanga”. The name “Boracay” was first given to a very tiny island off the northern tip of the “Isla” by a native upon hearing conversation between a couple, now known to be the Father and Greener of the island of Boracay – Lamberto and Sofia.

Folks have it told that many years ago (late 1800 or early 1900), when a settled named Soping or Sofing married a Tirol Judge, they came to settle at the northern coast of the “Isla” to engage in planting coconut trees and selling tobacco leaves as their means of livelihood

A coconut oil gatherer known as “mananggete” eavesdropped and overheard a conversation between the couple at their dwelling. Lamberto was at the beach or in the beach water as he observed thick froath being washed ashore by the waves that clased between then tiny island and the “Isla” agitated by the Amihan wind. He said he saw the Tirol Judge observing the thick froath and so he called out to his young meztisa wife Soping or Sofing and said “Acay, hanggod ka bora, Acay,” which when translated can mean: “Darling, there’s plenty of froath, Darling.”

Recently booked my 3rd Summer Getaway at BORACAY! Yahooo!

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