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PHILIPPINES | Thursday, 4 July 2013 | Views [401] | View Larger Image

beautiful locations always call to tourists, and tourists will always needs lodgings and accommodations, even in the most rural areas. The inn is one of many that have sprung up to accommodate tourists on the steep mountainside. But it has allowed the community to develop from basic huts made of wood to houses and buildings of concrete and steel.

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Walking on the rocks that create the terraces' steps - tourists traverse the steep steps and slim paths. A different experience from this distant view. from afar. It is also a challenge to the legs, given the distance and incline. But it is easy work to local Ifugaos who walk the paths daily to work on their rice fields.

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Tourists join the Ifugao in their tribal dance, with companions photographing the moment. The motions are simple, focusing on out-stretched arms and steps with knee bending. But watching the Ifugaos do it show also the low bend of the knees. Quite tiring, but to people used to climbing these rice terraces of Banaue,

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