Ifugao,Rice Terraces...
Grand Stairways to Heaven
The world famous Ifugao Rice terraces climb the massive slopes of the Cordilleras. It is often referred to as the eigth wonder of the world. Built more than 2,000 years ago on by Ifugao farmers these terraces seem like a gigantic stairways to heaven.
These terraces would extend 14,000 miles if placed end to end, almost ten times longer than the famous Great Wall of China and more than half of the earth's circumference. The Rice Terraces have been inscribed on the World Heritage list on 1975.
The world famous Ifugao Rice terraces climb the massive slopes of the Cordilleras. It is often referred to as the eigth wonder of the world. Built more than 2,000 years ago on by Ifugao farmers these terraces seem like a gigantic stairways to heaven.
These terraces would extend 14,000 miles if placed end to end, almost ten times longer than the famous Great Wall of China and more than half of the earth's circumference. The Rice Terraces have been inscribed on the World Heritage list on 1975.
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