Banaue

Banuae is well known as a UNESCO world heritage site for the rice terraces built here in the mountains. Once in a while, these are called the 8th wonder of the world as the terraces begin at the base of the mountains and continue more than 1,000 meters up the slope. It is likely they were built by hand with minimum tools. They are irrigated by channeling mountain streams into irrigation channels running down through the terraces.
Some believe that the terraces date back 2,000 years, but others think it's 1,000. I theorize it could be both if what we see are the "new and improved" terraces built over older ones.
The 1st picture is the entry to the region and the 2nd picture gives an idea of what the locals were up against as a difficult topography to farm. The other 4 pictures are all views of the terraces showing how they overcame the topographic obstacles. They are amazing.Leggi altro