Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

Batad Cluster

Mayoyao Cluster

For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation to the next, and the expression of sacred traditions and a delicate social balance, they have helped to create a landscape of great beauty that expresses the harmony between humankind and the environment.

• (i) the Nagacadan terrace cluster
• (ii) the Hungduan terrace cluster
• (iii) the central Mayoyao terrace cluster 
• (iv) the Bangaan terrace cluster
• (v) the Batad terrace cluster  

Philippines
Ifugao Province, Cordillera Region, Luzon Island
N16 56 2.004 E121 8 12.012
Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Ref: 722

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