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Municipality in Ifugao, Philippines
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Hungduan is a town in Ifugao, a province in the Cordillera mountain range in the north of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. It has some of the famous Rice Terraces of the Cordilleras inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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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.
A spiderweb-like rice terrace complex in downtown Hungduan.
A small lion's head carved into the rock at a curve along the highway.
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 hot sulfur spring.
A collection of traditional houses showcasing indigenous Ifugao culture.
A cascade at the foot of Mount Napalawan.
Except for the northern barangay of Lubo-ong which borders Bontoc, Hungduan is bypassed by the Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mountain Province Road, which is traversed by buses from Metro Manila.
Read in the guideThere are tricycles in town, but a 4WD or any vehicle suitable for mountain roads is best used. Most attractions in town are accessible following extended hikes.
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