Batad Rice Terraces

Batad Rice Terraces.

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 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. This inscription has five sites: the Batad Rice Terraces, Bangaan Rice Terraces (both in Banaue), Mayoyao Rice Terraces (in Mayoyao), Hungduan Rice Terraces (in Hungduan) and Nagacadan Rice Terraces (in Kiangan), all in the Ifugao Province, the Philippines. The Ifugao Rice Terraces reach a higher altitude and were built on steeper slopes than many other terraces. The Ifugao complex of stone or mud walls and the careful carving of the natural contours of hills and mountains to make terraced pond fields, coupled with the development of intricate irrigation systems, harvesting water from the forests of the mountain tops, and an elaborate farming system.

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  • Batad rice terraces, Ifugao Province, Philippines
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  • Batad rice terraces, Ifugao Province, Philippines
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  • Terraced mountainside
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  • Rice Terraces, Hiraya trek
  • Ifugao Village in a valley of the Rice Terraces, Banaue, Philippines
  • Good design
  • Hard work
  • Sliced moutain

Country:
Philippines
Rating:
8
Latitude:
16,9341946
Longitude:
121,1365735
Wikipedia:
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    Bangaan Rice Terraces

    Bangaan Rice Terraces. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 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.

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    Upper Nagacadan Rice Terraces

    Upper Nagacadan Rice Terraces. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 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.