Banaue Rice Terraces were carved in the mountains of Ifugao province, Philippines by ancestor of the indigenous people. A 2.000 -year old world-renowned Terraces dubbed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" This spectacular and beautiful creation has been done by the Tribes people using their hands and other minimal equipments. It is the only man made wonder that is sculpted from earth.
In the year 1995, UNESCO declared Banaue Rice Terraces a WORLD HERITAGE and listed as one of the Philippine National Treasure.
The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 6000 square miles) of mountainside. This wonder 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 and the length is ten times longer that the Great Wall of China. And because of its stairways to the heaven design, this amazing place is well known tourist destination in the Philippines.
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How to get there
Banaue Rice Terraces are worth visiting on anyone's trip in the Philippines. A bus can be taken to Banaue directly from Manila and it would take 8 hours drive
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