Banaue Rice Terraces, Philppines

Philippines shares wonderful places in the tropic. With the diverse forms of natural resources from the country’s Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, Banaue Rice Terraces is regarded as the Eight Wonder of the World for it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The terraces which formed around mountains of endless stairway of cultivated rice and vegetable paddies were build over the past years by hands of the people in Batad. There is no problem with the irrigation system because it comes from the rainforest high in the mountains above and swiftly runs through the lower portion, making fair distribution to fed all the rice fields from top to bottom.

Because of the Batad’s love of their tradition for centuries, they want to preserve the vibrant nature of their living. That is why, they live with no electricity and no roads in the place. What dominantly marks are trails that serve as passageway.

Numerous tourists visit this beautiful scenery again and again. They are impressed with what Philippines has, the beauty of wonder and hard work of the Ifugaos (people living in the place) for their Banaue Rice Terraces.