Thursday, January 8, 2009

Banaue Rice Terraces

Apayao, Benguet (Luzon) Dubbed as the Eight Wonders of the World. The Rice terraces start from the base of the mountain range and reach up to several thousands feet high. it is said that it's length, if put end to end would encircle halp of the globe. Made 2,000 years ago, these rice terraces manifest the eangineering skill and ingenuity of the sturdy Ifugaos. In 1995, it was incsribed in the UNESCO Heritage List as a Continuing Cultural Landscape.

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