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A Brief Tour of the Banaue Rice Terraces

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January 7th 2014
We woke up very early, at six in the morning to begin our trek out of Batad. I looked for the sunrise but there were clouds hanging over the mountain tops where it would have appeared, so now I know I definitely should have taken a picture of it last night... Oh well. After our last breakfast at Simon's, which featured cheesy pancakes and a potato pancake. I'm really going to miss having those ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Banaue

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more