Tourism in the Philippines tranquility and an exciting nightlife. Mindanao, the southernmost island of the Philippines, is known for its mountain ranges; it is one of the best climbing destinations in the Philippines. Mindanao is home to the country's highest mountain, Mount Apo. On average, it takes two days to reach the summit. The mountain has a wide range of flora and fauna, including over 272 bird species, 111 of which are endemic to the area, including the national bird, the Philippine eagle. Mount Apo has become a popular hiking destination for mountain climbers. Filipino cuisine is the polymerization of 144 distinct cuisines in
Mount Diatuto Mount Diatuto Mount Diatuto is a mountain in East Timor, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. Mount Diatuto, at an elevation of 1770 m, is the highest point in an area of steep hills and ridges on the central spine of the island in the Manatuto District, about 42 km south-east of the national capital, Dili. The mountain is covered by, and surrounded with, a 345 km forested area on ultrabasic rocks, formerly known in Indonesian as "Hutan Querelau Lauberio". It is characterised by a somewhat stunted vegetation