Old wooden coffins hang from cliff faces in the karst limestone rock formations of the Grand Cordillera Mountain range in Sagada

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Old wooden coffins hang from cliff faces in the karst limestone rock formations of the Grand Cordillera Mountain range in Sagada, Northern Luzon, Philippine Islands. The indigenous Igorot tribe peoples' tradition of burying their dead in this manner is reputed to be over 2,000 years old.

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Size: 2333px × 3500px
Location: Sagada, Luzon, Philippines
Photo credit: © Art Phaneuf / Alamy / Afripics
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