Embracing Culture and History: Banaue Rice Terraces

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A heritage dating 2,000 years ago, Banaue is considered a world wonder. As its name suggests, the terraces are mountain slopes carved stair-like in order to preserve the mountain from erosion and other natural disasters at the same time to be used for planting rice. This is a display of the Ifugaos' (the minority group that live in the area) ingenuity and engineering skills.

It is said that their entire length would circle half the globe. Can you imagine how wide it is? It used to reach as far north as Cagayan and to Quezon in the south but natural wear and tear took its toll. Fortunately, efforts from the government to maintain the beauty and attraction of the Rice Terraces continue to this day. Can you feel the cool and clean air prevailing in the surroundings?

A tiny Ifugao village, that continues to till the rice terraces. A picture of serenity. Far from the crowd, polluted metropolis, close to nature. It takes 9 hours to go to Banaue from Manila.

Comments

Tanya said…
ang ganda ng tanawin, sarap talaga tumira sa pinas..

Boracay Resorts
May 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM
mercylcf said…
Agree. If you can go and visit there personally, you would experience the culture and see the way of life of the people which really is worth preserving.
May 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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