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The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are a World Heritage Site consisting of a complex of rice terraces on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List. [2]
The Banaue Rice Terraces (Filipino: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) are terraces that were carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in the Philippines, by the ancestors of the Igorot people. The terraces are occasionally called the " Eighth Wonder of the World ".
An Ifugao Terraces Commission was created in 1994 and was superseded by the Banaue Rice Terraces task force, which was closed in 2002. UNESCO has listed the Batad Rice Terraces and Bangaan Rice Terraces as a World Heritage Site since 1995, under the designation, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras. [23]
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. These terraces are believed to have been hand-carved into the mountains 2,000 years ago to plant rice.
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ifugao , Cordillera Region , Philippines 16°56′2″N 121°8′12″E / 16.93389°N 121.13667°E / 16.93389; 121.13667 ( Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Bay-yo Rice Terraces and village at Bontoc, Mountain Province The Cordillera Central is one of the country's richest regions in terms of natural resources, a major resource base of the Philippines. It contains 11% of the total area is agricultural rice fields, orchards, pig farms and pasture lands. 60% of the country's temperate vegetables are ...
Poverty incidence of Kiangan 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 20.60 2009 22.86 2012 25.30 2015 24.20 2018 14.88 2021 10.56 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well. Government Local ...
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Extension) Ifugao: iii, iv, v (cultural) 2024 The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras is an outstanding example of an evolved, living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in the pre-colonial Philippines. [33] Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin