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HERITAGE
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 The
Banaue
Rice
Terraces
are
2000-year
old
terraces
that
were
carved
into
the
mountains
of
Ifugao
in
the
Philippines
by
ancestors
of
the
Batad
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.
They
are
fed
by
an
ancient
irrigation
system
from
the
rainforests
above
the
terraces.
It
is
said
that
if
the
steps
are
put
end
to
end
it
would
encircle
half
the
globe. |
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The
Banaue
terraces
are
part
of
the
Rice
Terraces
of
the
Philippine
Cordilleras,
ancient
sprawling
man-made
structures
from
2,000
to
6,000
years
old.
They
are
found
in
the
provinces
of
Apayao,
Benguet,
Mountain
Province
and
Ifugao,
and
are
a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Site. |
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Locals
to
this
day
still
tend
to
the
rice
and
vegetables
on
the
terraces,
although
more
and
more
younger
Ifugaos
do
not
find
farming
appealing,
often
opting
for
the
more
lucrative
hospitality
industry
generated
by
the
Rice
Terraces.
The
result
is
the
gradual
erosion
of
the
characteristic
"steps",
which
need
constant
reconstruction
and
care. |
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