Banaue Rice Terraces

Banaue Rice Terraces

POSTCARD DETAILS:
Unused
Single View
Size: 4"x5.5"

Publisher: Kruger
Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
Cost: Php 35
Copyright: N/A
Barcode: N/A
Serial Number: C-004



DETAILS:
Occasionally called the "Eighth Wonder of the World"
Official Filipino Name: Mga Pay-yo ng Ifugao
Location: Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines
(approximately 1,500 m or 4,900 ft above sea level)


The building of the rice terraces (most likely done by hand) entails constructing retaining walls with stones and rammed earth which are designed to draw water from a main irrigation canal above the terrace clusters.

The best time for a visit is between February and March when the cleaning and planting time occurs and between June and July when the harvest occurs.


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Marked Structure (Unveiled: 1940), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) 
National Cultural Treasure: Ifugao Rice Terraces of Banaue (August 1, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 260)