Historians agree that the rice terraces of Banaue were built by the original inhabitants of the rugged mountain. The geograhical terrain of the land made it impossible for the settlers to produce their basic needs and have enough food for everybody. Thus, they had to device ways and means to meet their needs. With every strength, they manually terraced the mountain side in order to maximize their agricultural land. This engineering and architectural feat has overwhelmed the great minds of our generation. This is compared to the Great Pyramids of Egypt. However, the distinction lies that, the Pyramids were forcibly built by slaves whereas the terraces were built by the motivation and love of ordinary men. No less than the UNESCO declared the Banaue Rice Terraces as a world heritage. Contrary to popular opinion, the Banaue Rice Terraces is not composed of only one but rather four main terraces in different locations. These are the Batad, Bangaan, View Point and Hapao rice terraces. They are named after the barangays where they can be seen
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:58:46 +0000
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