UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

Here are more reasons to see the Philippines.
by Marky Ramone Go | September 05, 2017

The Cordillera region’s rice terraces is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due mainly to its cultural significance from thousands of years ago when the locals wonderfully carved this natural rice fields into the scenic mountains of the Cordilleras to make room for more rice paddies.

The terraces are divided into five clusters: Batad, Bangaan (Banaue), Mayoyao, Hungduan, and Nagacadan (Kiangan).

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There you go, our very own UNESCO World Heritage Sites. How many have you visited? Feel free to share in the comments.

Marky Ramone Go

Marky Ramone Go is a travel-junkie, writer and photographer based in the Philippines. Aside from contributing articles to various publications and websites, he narrates his experiences wandering the tropical paradise of the Philippines, the culturally rich regions of South East Asia, Sri Lanka and India on his travel blog Nomadic Experiences. After Asia, he is keen on exploring South America and eventually hoping to trace Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" trail in the United States to Mexico.