Kaman-Utek — Attraction in Mountain Province

Also known as blue soil hills, kaman-utek is the traditional name of this place. The path to the actual area is very muddy and can be very slippery but the area where the soil is blue isn't muddy anymore. The soil there is actually white with blue areas. The soil turns blue from the naturally occurring...

If coming from Marboro Hills, prepare for about a 3-hour long hike (brisk pace) through hills, forests, rocks, and clearings. The scenery is all worth it. Touch the blue soil! And then when you get back to the road and if you're not alone, hitch a ride to town on trucks. It'll save you hours of walking...

We traversed for three hours here from Marlboro mountains. It's a long hike to see this marvelled blue soil. The green to blue soil is maybe because of the presence of minerals like glauconite (an iron potassium phyllosilicate mineral) or melanterite (hydrated iron sulphate mineral). Trust me, I'm...