Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Bontoc

Another view of the breathtaking stone terraced rice fields of Maligcong.

Stone walled rice terraces were first built here around 2,000 years ago, by Chinese immigrants. Although repaired and maintained, meaning some sections are recent work, others are extremely old with many parts dating hundreds of years. These terraces, and others here high in the cordillera, are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

A jeepney climbs a mountain road, carting locals and their belongings between a remote mountain town and an even more remote mountain village.

Kids in Maligcong, one with my hat on. I wanted to take their photo, and they reciprocated.

Some ladies gathered in the village of Maligcong. My eyes were drawn to the white "head piece", which is actually snake vertebrae.

Hunched over and withered, an elderly lady heads to one of her family's rice plots, in Maligcong. Looking closely, you may be able to make out some of the tattoos on the backs of her hands.