Nueva Vizcaya Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of the Philippines
About Nueva Vizcaya
The province's name derives from the province ofVizcaya(Biscay) in Spain'sBasque Country. During the early Spanish colonial era, Nueva Vizcaya used to be a part of a largerCagayanprovince, along withIsabela— named after Queen Isabella II of Spain. When Nueva Vizcaya was created in 1839 through the advice of thealcalde mayorof Cagayan, it included the present area occupied by the province plus present-dayMountain Province,Quirino, northAurora, and much of Isabela today. Nueva Vizcaya is mountainous, full of steep mountain ranges, rolling hills, and valleys and plains between them. Mountain ranges form the provincial boundaries: the Caraballo Mountains to the south, the Luzon Cordillera to the north and west, and the Sierra Madre to the east. The Caraballo range hasDalton Pass, which carries
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