A cemetery in the air. Filipinos have been hanging coffins on rocks for two thousand years

No one knows yet why the Igorots adopted this method of burial. It is speculated that the bodies of the deceased were closer to their spiritual ancestors and closer to heaven. The souls had an easier journey to the afterlife. Another reason could also have been the fear of being buried in the ground, because people knew that water and soil would decompose their bodies. They were safe on the rock, even from floods, headhunters, or dogs that could…