Chocolate Hills Nov 24, 2021

Chocolate Hills

In late November, the dry season arrives in the Bohol province of the Philippines to create a magical confection: The green grass that covers these rolling, conical mounds begins to turn brown, transforming the area into what looks like endless hills of chocolate. At least 1,260 of these "Chocolate Hills" are spread across about 20 square miles. The unusual landscape has become a robust tourist attraction, leading the regional government to construct a viewing complex amidst the hills in the town of Carmen.

© Danita Delimont/Offset by Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Nov 24, 2018The tortoise and the finch
Nov 24, 2019Autumn in the cypress swamp
Nov 24, 2020Feel the spray in Monterey
Nov 24, 2022Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 24, 2023Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
Nov 24, 2024Sonoma Coast State Park, California
Nov 24, 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
May 13, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
May 8, 2024Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
Oct 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California
Apr 30, 2020What kind of bird laid these eggs?
Mar 5, 2018Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
Nov 12, 2019Sleep tight, little hedgehog
Jun 15, 2023Nature Photography Day
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Oct 30, 2018A species worth defending
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Mar 10, 2018Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Jan 24, 2026Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
Nov 8, 2019Chapel on the rock
Sep 2, 2024Celebrating Labor Day
Sep 18, 2022World Bamboo Day
Apr 27, 2020That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
Nov 21, 2021The Great Glen
Feb 4, 2021Where is this wintry road?
Jun 1, 2024Pride Month
Jun 24, 2018The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
Mar 3, 2022World Wildlife Day
Mar 29, 2022Northern coast of Colombia
Aug 30, 2024International Whale Shark Day
Sep 26, 2022Autumn in Alaska
Sep 14, 2018Back to the nest
Jan 9, 2020Into the woods
Dec 15, 2021The Hermitage of Santa Justa
Dec 29, 2023Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania