Davao
is the industrial hub of Mindanao and is composed of three provinces
and one city. Davao City, its capital, is the largest city in
the world in terms of land area covering 244,000 hectares. It
is also serviced by an international airport. The
country 's southern-most major city , Davao offers some of the
best natural attractions one can find in Pilippines.
Here in
Davao and in the dense forests of Mt. Apo, the Philippines highest
peak, lives the rare Philippine eagle. But you don't have to
go that far. Just visit Davao's Eagle Conservation Center, home
of Pagasa, the world's first artificially inseminated eagle.
Enjoy the stretch of white sand beaches and resorts all year
round. And for more adventure, scale the heights of Mt. Apo
on a four-day trek. If these are not enough, visit Pearl Farm
-- a premier resort complete with aqua sports facilities. Stilt
type cottages distinguish this resort from all the others. Dive
off this isle and you might discover giant Taclobo clams and
sunken Japanese wrecks. Underwater, the seascapes are simply
spectacular.
Endowed
with a variety of picturesque landscapes, Davao's topography
dazzles: Fruit plantations and orchid farms mantle volcano-fed
hills and valleys. Virgin forests nurture rare wildlife. Coral
islands lie on mirror flat water. And the country's highest
peak magnificently lords over the hinterland.
Just as
enchanting is its brilliant tapestry of harmony, woven from
the diverse cultural threads of its people. In Davao, the contemporary
fuses with the traditional as migrant settlers from all over
the country co-exist in peace with a fairly large expatriate
community and numerous ethnic tribes who continue to live as
they did centuries ago.