Great beach, powdery sand, crystal blue water, ocean adventure, ocean sports, fine dinning, night life, and awesome people -- this is boracay, the beach capital of the philippines. With its warm blue waters, powder-fine white sand and palm fringed beach Boracay, in the central Philippines, is widely regarded as having one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Over the last 20 years or so Boracay has grown into a world class tourist destination. While it was originally a backpacker paradise, giant hotels and sprawling resorts are slowly spreading across the island's landscape.

Boracay's tourism revenues last year hit a record high of 9.18 billion pesos (183.64 million dollars) brought by nearly half a million foreign and local tourists, according to the Department of Tourism.