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BATAD RICE TERRACES

Alvaro Winston

Tour Guide, Banaue, Philippines

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This is the ampitheater shaped rice terraces which was handcarved over 2000 years ago. Built like stairways to the sky to enable the topmost rice paddy to irrigate those below it. This engineering feet remains today  as a testimony to the ingenuity of the IFUGAO PEOPLE, an achievement which is recognized by the UNESCO and inscribed in the world heritage list.