Kulturarv på Luzon

Heritage Sites

Luzon’s heritage sites span ancient indigenous engineering and Spanish colonial architecture. The collection features the 2,000-year-old Ifugao rice terraces of Batad and the Cordilleras, alongside the traditional Igorot hanging coffins in Sagada. Architectural highlights include UNESCO-listed Baroque churches like the earthquake-proof Paoay Church and the all-steel San Sebastian Basilica. Historical landmarks range from the ruins of Cagsawa, shadowed by Mayon Volcano, to the Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite. The list also includes Palawan’s Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, a karst landscape and navigable underground waterway.

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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature featuring an 8.2-kilometer navigable subterranean river. The site encompasses a limestone karst landscape and a complete mountain-to-sea ecosystem.

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Rice Terraces of the Philippines Cordilleras

The Banaue Rice Terraces are terraces that were carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in the Philippines, by the ancestors of the…

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Batad Rice Terraces

Ancient UNESCO World Heritage rice terraces featuring a distinct amphitheater-like design. Carved into mountainsides over 2,000 years ago by the Ifugao people, these structures represent a significant cultural and agricultural landscape.

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Cagsawa Ruins

Remnants of a 16th-century Franciscan church destroyed during the 1814 eruption of the Mayon Volcano. The site serves as a historical landmark and houses a national museum.

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San Agustin Church

The Church of Saint Augustine, also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture or the Immaculate Conception…

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Santa Maria Church

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption, commonly known as Santa Maria Church and Santa Maria Pro-cathedral, is a Roman…

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Hanging Coffins of Sagada

Ancient burial site where hand-carved coffins are suspended from limestone cliffs. This traditional practice reflects the belief that higher placement brings the deceased closer to heaven.