The Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe), also called payew terraces 2000 years that have been excavated in the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous peoples. Rice terraces are commonly known by Filipinos as the "eighth wonder of the world." It is commonly believed that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 feet) square and covers 10,360 km (about 4,000 square miles) of the mountain. They are fed by an irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces. It is said that if steps were terminated after that encircle half the globe.
Local rice plants still to this day and vegetables, terraces, although more younger Ifugaos can not find farming appealing, often opting for more lucrative hospitality industry generated Rice Terraces is a result of the gradual erosion of the characteristic "steps" , which need constant reconstruction and care. In 2010, the drought was still a problem, and the terraces to dry completely in March of that year.
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