Dimiao

In the municipality of Dimiao in the province of Bohol, Philippines, lies an eerie and perplexing image – rows and rows of honeycomb-like tombs. The site would not be so strange if it were not for one unusual fact – they are all empty. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"3046","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"458","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Empty tombs in Bohol. Photo source. The old cemetery, known as the Ermita Ruins (meaning ‘chapel in a lonely place’), dates back to the early 1800s and is protected by as a National Cultural Treasure. It is the only cemetery of its kind in the Philippines. It was commissioned by Fr. Enrique de Santo de Villanueva during the Spanish colonial period and built be a population that was willing to work for the church. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"3047","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"458","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]]