Boracay the 1970s. In 1970, the movies "Nam's Angels" (released in the U.S. as "The Losers") and "Too Late the Hero" used filming locations on Boracay and Caticlan. There was an influx of Western tourists after German writer Jens Peter called it "paradise on Earth" in his book about the Philippines in 1978. In the 1980s, the island became popular as a budget destination for backpackers. By the 1990s, Boracay's beaches were being acclaimed as the best in the world. However in 1997, the tourist arrival to the resort island dropped 60 percent due to the increase of coliform bacteria from
Real Madrid Resort Island Real Madrid Resort Island Real Madrid Resort Island was a proposed sports and amusement park planned by Real Madrid on Marjan Island, a artificial island near Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The project had a projected budget of $US 1 billion. In June 2013, the project was stopped by the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) due to a lack of funding, as the sheikdom was in the process of restructuring its debts. The plan for the project was first announced in March 2012. The island was supposed to feature sport training facilities, a 10,000-seat stadium facing the