A Filipino Ifugao tribesman plays his traditional flute for tourists
near the rice terraces in Banaue, August 12, 2003. The Ifugao people
and their culture is in danger of extinction as younger tribespeople
are lured by the promise of better opportunities in the lowlands. The
fast deterioration of the Banaue rice terraces, from which the Ifugao
people get their livelihood, is also contributing to the change in
lifestyle of the tribe. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

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