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World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

Manila, Philippines


The UNESCO World Heritage Center has chosen 5 magnificent sites in the Philippines that are world class. They have chosen four baroque churches scattered in the archipelago, the Banaue Rice Terraces, Vigan, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park.

The first site are acutally the only four baroque churches in the country, which are the Santa Maria Church in Ilocos Sur, Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte, San Agustin Church in Manila, and Santo Tomas Villanueva in Iloilo. These four churches are architectural wonders mixing Baroque and Filipino details. The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Ifugao mountains are beautiful 2000-year old terraces carved by the ancestors of the Batad indigenous people. Vigan is known for its cobblestone streets and beautiful colonial European architecture.The Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River National Park is a stunning limestone karst landscape with a beautiful underground river. Lastly, the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park is a dazzling and enormous reef of marine sanctuary that is nominated at the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

permalink written by  On Foot on February 8, 2008 from Manila, Philippines
from the travel blog: On Foot
tagged UnescoWorldHeritageSites, BanaueRiceTerraces, Vigan, PuertoPrincesaSubterraneanRiverNationalPark and TubbatahaReefMarinePark

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