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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 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
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