Rice terraces are an everyday sight in Southeast Asia, and those who have traveled extensively in this part of the world may eventually stop noticing them. However, this does not apply to the terraces around Banaue and Bontoc in the mountainous regions of Luzon, the northernmost island of the Philippines. Built by the Ifugao and Igorot tribes over 3,000 years ago on the steep slopes of the mountains, these terraces are unlike any other.
