7  WONDERS

Commonly referred by the Filipinos as the “Eight Wonder of the World,” The Banaue Rice Terraces are a 2,000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao. It is largely believed that the terraces were built largely by hand. Presently, locals still plant rice and vegetable on the terraces.

As a natural wonder, Banaue Rice Terraces is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site . UNESCO described it as; “a memorial to the history and labour of more than a thousand generations of small-scale farmers who, working together as a community, have created a landscape based on a delicate and sustainable use of natural resources.”

It is definitely a natural wonder that combines the harmonious interaction between people and its environment creating a breathtaking landscape of great aesthetic beauty. Banaue Rice Terraces should be preserved because it is vulnerable to social and economic changes.