About Boracay

The word "boracay" means "white cotton" in the local language, and it is said that the island was given the name because the white powdery sands on its beaches were like cotton.

The white beach takes up four km of the island's seven km length. It is less than one km wide at the narrowest point, and has a total land area of about 10 sq km.

Although it is small, it has been inhabited for a long time. There were about 100 people living on the island when the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. They were planting rice and raising goats. The Spanish had coconuts and fruit trees planted on the island.