Davao City is a modern metropolis bursting with life, verve and coulour. Consisting of a land area of 244,000 hectares, it counts among the largest cities in the world. Teeming with a vibrant populace, Davao City is a bustling hub for business, investment, commerce, education, arts, culture and tourism for the entire southern Philippines.
The city is the most culturally diverse urban center in the country, where differences in culture and tradition are nurtured and easily assimilated. Davao is home to various colourful minorities inlcuding the Bagobo, B'laan, Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo and T'boli.
Davao is very close to the country's highest peak - Mt. Apo - and is a perfect staging point for nature adventure programs such as mountain-climbing, birdwatching and the like. Davao also boasts of a number of quality business hotels as well as resorts offering white-sandy beaches.
Pearl Farm, Davao
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Flying Lemur - One of the most distinct creatures on Earth lives in the Philippines. It doesn't have wings but it can glide across 100 meters of space in a single leap. Like the lemurs of Asia, it moves around at night. Its head resembles that of a dog while its body has similarities with the flying squirrel of Canada. In Mindanao, people call it "kagwang". Around the world, it is known as colugo or the flying lemur.
