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Pheretima elongata

Pheretima elongata

Classification

The Banaue Rice Terraces (Filipino: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) [bɐˈnawe] are terraces that were carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in the Philippines, by the ancestors of the Igorot people. The terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) above sea level.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 10United States of America · 3Mexico · 2Bolivia · 1Brazil · 1