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Siquijor island from afar<br />
BURGOS<br />
with Chinese traders, as seen through archaeological<br />
evidence including Chinese ceramics and other objects.<br />
The art of traditional healing and traditional witchcraft<br />
belief systems also<br />
Siquijor is also<br />
well known for its<br />
festivals that focus on<br />
healing rituals where<br />
incantations are sung<br />
while the old folks<br />
make potions ...<br />
developed within this<br />
period. During the<br />
arrival of the Spanish,<br />
the monarch of the<br />
island was Datu<br />
Kihod, as recorded in<br />
Legazpi’s chronicles.<br />
Siquijor’s long-time<br />
reputation as a place<br />
of magic and sorcery<br />
both attracts and repulses visitors. Siquijor is also well<br />
known for its festivals that focus on healing rituals where<br />
incantations are sung while the old folks make potions<br />
out of herbs, roots, insects and tree barks.<br />
RM Bulseco/thetravelingnomad.com<br />
Among the many attractions are the beaches, caves,<br />
waterfalls, Bandila a natural park and butterfly sanctuary.<br />
The most popular of them are the Cambugahay Falls and<br />
the old Balete tree, both located in Lazi.<br />
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The coral reefs ringing the island offer some of the best<br />
diving in the Philippines for snorkelers and scuba divers.<br />
Dive courses are conducted by several dive operators on
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