A remote mountain trek with indigenous rice farmers shows another side of the island nation better known for its beaches.

“The Bureau expresses its appreciation of the informative report of the Banaue Rice Terraces Task Force (BRTTF) dated 30 August 1999 informing the Bureau of the on-going activities for the protection ...

"If I don't go to our rice field every day, we will have nothing to eat." It takes her an hour for a return trip to Batad, traversing rough terrain to reach the village that is inaccessible by ...

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Slater previously described the design as inspired by the Banaue Rice Terraces, the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World" and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Philippines, working around the ...

The Philippines’ myriad ethnic groups create ... shelter the neon hues of tender rice shoots. To the east, the rice terraces of Banaue reflect the sheer slopes they descend.

A recognised Unesco Heritage site, the Ifugao Banaue Rice Terraces is a sight to behold. Dating to more than 2,000 years, the ancient people of Cordillera in the northern part of the Philippines ...