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History of Cebu
Cebu Philippines - Queen City of the South Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines and the main center of industry, commerce, trade and education in the central and southern parts of the archipelago.

Cebu-City
Cebu-City is also called as the Queen City of the South and has become one of the great tourist destinations in the Philippines.
It is the capital and the main city of the island of Cebu and one of the oldest cities of the country
Cebu, aside from being a growing city also provides a great quality of life and relaxed atmosphere within a tropical paradise. The people of Cebu
The people living in Cebu speak Cebuano but can also speak Tagalog and English. So it's easy for you to communicate with them.
Cebus people are open minded towards foreigners, hospitable, patient and very friendly. Tourism
Holidaymakers come from all over the world to enjoy the long stretches of white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters.
The beach resorts of Cebu are unrivaled in the world.

Nature
Unlike the barren mountainous part of the island, the coastal zones are extraordinarily fertile. Maize, coconuts, bananas und a lot of other fruits grow here, as do the world famos Philippine mangoes.
Luxurious vegetation which could not be more tropical anywhere, and countles rivers and lakes form the bizarre, dreamy, sublime landscape of the island. Fiesta - Sinulog St. Nino de Cebu - Festival - Philippines

The big annual attraction in Cebu City is the Sinulog Festival,held every third Sunday in January.
The Sinulog is Cebu's biggest and showiest fiesta in honor of the Infant Jesus or Señor Santo Niño.

To the sound of the drums the dance moves two steps forward and one step backward.

The 9-day fiesta celebration of sinulog in honor of Santo Nino starts on a Saturday followed by the grand street parade on the next day.

The exact route varies every year as the festival

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