Notes on the Geography of The Philippines: BanaueBanaue is the modest capital of Ifugao Province, famous for stepped terraces cut from rugged mountains. Make default image size larger ![]() We're about 125 miles north of Manila and on the rugged eastern slope of the Cordillera Central. ![]() The best roads are poor, and the average one poorer still. ![]() Jeepneys find their way around. ![]() Banaue, capital of Ifugao, is centrally located in the province and roughly halfway up the long slope of the Cordillera. ![]() The buildings cluster around a bit of flat land occupied by many shops catering to tourists who have come to see the terraces. ![]() The view from the commercial center out to the local hotel and terraces beyond. ![]() The carver must know his customers. ![]() Outside of town, one can wander freely. ![]() The landscape is of Balinese intensity. ![]() Farmers make no money from rice: they are engaged in what they themselves call "sentimental agriculture." ![]() The grain ripens. ![]() Beautiful but labor-intensive harvested bundles. ![]() The stub-end of a road? Not quite,... ![]() The start of a very steep and long path to a remote village. |
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