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Travel Tales: The Great Sta. Cruz Island and the Zamboanga City Hall

December 30, 2012March 16, 2014 Fil4 Comments

Day 2 of my Zamboanga trip took us to the Great Sta. Cruz Island, touted as one of the best beaches in the Philippines because of its pink sand. I’d already been to Subic Beach in Sorsogon so I was prepared not to be too overwhelmed. Then again…

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