The picklemobile with the Ifugao in Banaue.
This cheerful lot of geriatric Ifugao hang around the Banaue viewpoint and add a little color to your pictures. The local people don’t usually wear traditional clothing but this crew has figured out a way to generate a little income by posing for camera toting tourists like me.
Sweet Ifugao women.
Most of the mountain provinces have rice terraces but Banaue might have the distinction of having the most. I got up early this morning to get these shots
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These people had no other way to earn a little income and this is a way to preserve some of the old traditions. I don’t pretend to be an anthropologist but have no problem helping out the elderly when possible.
The rice terraces are green right now – mid July – which is also the peak season for rain.
Try to do your hiking in the mornings because the rain starts between 2pm and 3pm every day.
These terraces only get one planting a year and the rice is grown without chemicals.
The locals really feel that if they use chemicals the terraces will collapse.
Banaue – so cool!
Rice Terraces
Ifugao tribesmen
cool…
Ifugao
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Hello! These are nice photos you have of the elderly tribesmen. I wouldn’t mind paying to pose with them, if that’s my way of helping them sustain their organization. I believe a part of the minimal pesos that you give goes to their group of senior citizens. I’ve been to Baguio, and I’m never the type to do this touristy thing of paying to pose, but I was just smitten with how they continuously preserved their culture that I didn’t mind parting with a few bucks. I admire you for reaching as far as Banaue, when I haven’t even gone that far in my own country. Hopefully next summer . . . this time all the way to Sagada. Kudos!
Hey dp, i too love this little sortie u did and hope to be getting a honda on my return so u will have a little company on some of ur shorter jaunts. man it would be great. hammocks and backpacks. philippines is ur oyster. i cannot wait to get home. i heard the chickens didnt all survive.
anyway mate i love the pics of these tribes men and will be asking for the pics to print off and put on my walls ahahaha. the terraces are awesome and they must be truely awesome in real. keep up the great work mate. miss the chat. and the beer ahaha
BW Dave
These are INCREDIBLE photos! The colours and textures, the personalities that are captured, everything is beautiful. Did you take these shots??
-Meg
Wow Meggie!
Thanks for the compliments…
These guys were so cool – just lucked out on the lighting :)
…you might have to make a trip up there next time you come out
dp
Way to go, DP. These shots are National Geographic worthy!
Count me in for a trip up north the next I’m in your corner of the world. :)
Meg –
I don’t know about that but these old folks sure were cool!
We just had typhoon Megi (local name Typhoon Juan) blow through and it hit northern Luzon pretty hard. You would love it up there in the mountains. I took Dale up there 10 or 12 years ago and we met the last of the headhunters there in the mountains of Tinglayan. ( he has since passed away but the mountains are still there!)
You are always welcome!
dp