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A rice terrace complex lining the Hapao River valley in the barangays of Hapao, Nungulunan and Ba-ang. It is one of five rice terrace complexes in Ifugao included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, but is overlooked by tourists in favor of the more accessible ones in Banaue. There is a panoramic viewdeck along the Tinoc-Hungduan-Banaue Road in Hapao.
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are a World Heritage Site consisting of a complex of rice terraces on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List. This inscription has five sites: the Batad Rice Terraces and Bangaan Rice Terraces, Mayoyao Rice Terraces, Hungduan Rice Terraces and Nagacadan Rice Terraces, all in Ifugao Province. The Ifugao Rice Terraces reach a higher altitude and were built on steeper slopes than many other terraces. The Ifugao complex of stone or mud walls and the careful carving of the natural contours of hills and mountains combine to make terraced pond fields, coupled with the development of intricate irrigation systems, harvesting water from the forests of the mountain tops, and an elaborate farming system.
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A hot sulfur spring.
A small lion's head carved into the rock at a curve along the highway.
A collection of traditional houses showcasing indigenous Ifugao culture.
A spiderweb-like rice terrace complex in downtown Hungduan.
The second highest mountain in Ifugao after Mount Pulag, with a height of . Climbers risk the extraordinarily difficult climb to view the sunrise at its summit, as well as its mossy forests. The mountain was also used as a headquarters by Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita during the final days of World War II in 1945.
A cascade at the foot of Mount Napalawan.