▁B ana ue , ▁H ing y on , ▁Hung du an , ▁Ki ang an , ▁Lam ut , ▁May o ya o ▁and ▁T in oc . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" If ug ao " ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁" ip ugo " ▁which ▁means ▁" ear th ▁people ", ▁" mort als " ▁or ▁" hum ans ", ▁as ▁distinguished ▁from ▁spirits ▁and ▁de ities . ▁It ▁also ▁means ▁" from ▁the ▁hill ", ▁as ▁p ugo ▁means ▁hill . ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁If ug ao ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cord ill era ▁region ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁famous ▁B ana ue ▁R ice ▁Terra ces , ▁which ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁have ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁w onders ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁If uga os ▁build ▁their ▁typical ▁houses ▁( b ale ), ▁consisting ▁of ▁one ▁room , ▁built ▁on ▁ 4 ▁wooden ▁posts ▁ 3 ▁meters ▁off ▁the ▁ground . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁det ach able ▁lad der ▁( t ete ) ▁for ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁( p anto ). ▁ ▁H uts ▁are ▁temporary ▁buildings . ▁ ▁R ice ▁gran aries ▁are ▁called ▁al ang , ▁protected ▁by ▁a ▁wooden ▁id ol ▁( bul ul ). ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁their ▁rice ▁terra ces , ▁the ▁If uga os , ▁who ▁speak ▁four ▁distinct ▁dialect s , ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁rich ▁or al ▁literary ▁trad itions