The city government has declared all tourist spots open to more visitors to revive the local tourism industry that was badly affected by the coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n
Mayor John Dalipe issued Thursday an order to better address the increasing number of tourists wanting to visit the city’s tourist spots on a daily basis, especially the Great Santa Cruz Island.<\/p>\n
The picturesque place is a small, inhabited island that is famous for its pink sand beach. It is located four kilometers (2.49 miles) south of the city downtown.<\/p>\n
Dalipe ordered the City Tourism Office, through the Protected Area and Management Office, to accommodate 500 tourists a day from the 200 capacity established due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to help boost our local economy and to support the locals who rely their livelihood on the number of guests visiting the Island,\u201d said Dalipe in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome visit the famous pink beach of the city of Zamboanga,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Great Santa Cruz Island together with Little Santa Cruz Island are protected areas under Proclamation No. 271 issued on April 23, 2000.<\/p>\n
The other fast-becoming famous local tourist spot is the \u201cOnce Islas\u201d, a new eco-cultural tourism destination here that was opened to the public since 2018.<\/p>\n
The Once Islas is a cluster of 11 mostly uninhabited islands and islets ideal for swimming, kayaking, and trekking, that belong to the remote barangays of Panubigan and Dita.<\/p>\n
Dalipe said the city has many things to offer including the Merloquet Falls, inland as well as mountain resorts, and historical and heritage zones. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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