Northern Luzon, a serene region of highlands ... A Living Cultural Treasure In 1973, the Ifugao Rice Terraces, including Banaue, were declared a Philippine National Cultural Treasure.

The Philippines’ myriad ethnic groups create vivid crafts and vibrant fabrics. Amid the rice terraces of Kalinga, in northern Luzon, a century-old tattoo artist hand-taps tribal designs.

Though most people think of the Philippines ... of the rice terraces of the Cordilleras – a Unesco World Heritage Site – is impossible to comprehend. Carved out of the mountains of Luzon ...