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El Nido is located at the northwestern tip of the province of Palawan. It is about 430 kilometers southwest of Manila, and about 238 kilometers northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan's capital. El Nido is bordered by the Linapacan Strait in the north, the Sulu Sea in the east, and the South China Sea in the west. El Nido is named after the edible nests of swiftlets (collocalia fuciphaga) found in the crevices of its limestone cliffs. These nests, "nido" in Spanish, are the main ingredient for the gourmet nido soup.
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