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Slideshow (36 photos) |
| Central Cordillera (Philippines), Batad (map) |
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The jeepney on the way to Batad became stuck, so we all grabbed our stuff and continued on foot |
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Rice terraces, traditional houses, and a carabao in the town of Batad |
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Lucie in front of a traditional Ifugao house in the town of Batad |
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Rice terraces and some traditional huts in Batad; we passed this on our way to Tapplya Waterfall |
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Sitting at Simon's, looking out over the rugged Batad valley and its rice terraces |
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View of the rugged Batad valley and its rice terraces |
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Emiliano working on a bulul carving |
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Exploring the rice terraces near town |
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To prepare the rice patty, a woman pulls weeks, then pushes them deep into the mud to rot |
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Clear water pounds over the waterfall; the ferns on the rock walls of the amphitheatre undulated from the wind created by the falling water |
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Black Bishop |
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Black Bishop |
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Black King |
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Black King |
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Black Kinght |
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Black Kinght |
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Black Pawn |
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Black Pawn |
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Black Queen |
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Black Queen |
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Black Rook |
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Chess set |
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Chess set |
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Chess set |
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White Bishop |
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White Bishop |
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White King |
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White King |
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White Knight |
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White Knight |
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White Pawn |
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White Pawn |
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White Queen |
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White Queen |
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White Rook |
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Chess set |
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The kamagong chess set |
