Another Seven Wonders Of The World
01 Banaue Rice Terraces (Philippines)
The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the
mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people.
The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder
of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with
minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately
1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers
(about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They 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. Read more after
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