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Isles of the Seven Sins, more commonly known as ''Siete Pecados'', refer to two, unrelated groups of seven rocky islets in the
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. The first is located between the towns of
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and Dumangas, Iloilo. With a maximum elevation of only 8 meters, it is part of a tourist area with the separate islet of ''Roca Encantada'' (Enchanted Rock) off the shores of Buenavista. The second is the Siete Pecados Marine Park, belonging to the
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off the coast of Coron,
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, it is currently an
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landmark.


Siete Pecados Marine Park

On April 17, 2024, the Siete Pecados Marine Park in Coron won the Blue Park Award from the Marine Conservation Institute at the 9th Our Ocean Conference in
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s, it won the award for conversing
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. Called the “Crown Jewel of Coron”, it is popular with tourists
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enjoying its clear
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, vibrant coral gardens, and
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.


In popular culture

According to one legend, seven sisters went swimming against their mother’s wishes, and drowned for their disobedience. A variant has the sisters drowning after attending a dance, despite their mother forbidding them. In both versions, seven rocks appeared in the sea the next day. Another legend has a kindhearted chieftain who asked God for something with which to remember his seven daughters. He was then blessed with seven islets rising from the waters.


References

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