Catanduanes island located in the eastern part of the Bicol peninsula, separated from the mainland by Bicol Lagonoy Maqueda Channel and the Persian Gulf.
It consists of 11 municipalities, namely: Virac, San Andres, Caramoran, Pandan, Bato, Gigmoto, Baras, Panganiban, Bagamanoc, Viga, and San Miguel. There are 315 barangays all over the province and a district in Congress. Bicol is truly the best kept secret.
It 'the first country group in the Philippines archipelago to kiss the Pacific Ocean, it is opened directly in the path of tropical cyclones, so Catanduanes Island is called the "Land of the Howling Winds." The ideal time to visit Catanduanes is from March to August, when the weather turns dry. It 'the most beautiful and wettest month of October since the beginning of January the warmest from March to May.
