Stairway to Heaven: Hiking Through the Batad Rice Terraces in the Philippines

The Ifugao people carved the Batad Rice Terraces out of the Cordillera Mountains more than 2,000 years ago. Often cloaked in a mysterious fog, these magnificent rice paddies are located on the Philippine island of Luzon, about 470 km (290 miles) from Manila. Thanks to their grand scale and their amphitheater-like appearance, the terraces haveContinue reading “Stairway to Heaven: Hiking Through the Batad Rice Terraces in the Philippines”