Banaue Rice Terraces

Thursday, 5 July 2012

The Banaue Rice Terraces also called Payo, are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside.

 Banaue Rice Terraces
 Banaue Rice Terraces
 Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces

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