TIM eMagazine Volume 3 Issue 8 | Page 50

Tourism One of Occidental Mindoro’s prides is the Apo Reef Natural Park , whose 16,000-hectare reef area is the largest atoll-like reef in Asia and is second to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The place is also it is a favorite nesting ground for hawksbill and green sea turtles. The park is unique in its own sense, nestling Asia's oldest Pagatpat tree within its 11-hectare mangrove forest in the main island. 50