Cordillera administrative region

• Cordillera - name given by spanish conquistadors. means knotted rope, mean jumbled tolls and dips.
• Cordillera central - massive mountain range, divided into 6 provinces and 7 ethno-linguistic groups
• 6 provinces - Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province
• Abra ethno-linguistic group- Tingguian
• Apayao ethno-liguistic group - isneg
• Benguet ethno-linguistic group - kankanaey and ibaloi
• Ifugao ethno-linguistic group - ifugao
• kalinga ethno-linguistic group - kalinga, isneg
• Mountain Province ethno-linguistic group - kankanaey
• Cordillerans - people from the mountain, called igorot
• the cordilleras - dubbed as "watershed cradle of north luzon" host of 6 major rivers
• 6 major rivers in cordillera - Chico River (longest river), ahin river, siffu river, abra river, amburayan river, agno river
• CAR 5 major festivals - Panagbenga or baguio flower festival, the ulalim festival in kalinga, lang-ay festivalin mountain province, banaue imbayan festival, tabuk matagoan festival
• Industries: mining (gold, siver, copper, non metallic), agriculture
• Abra province capital - bangued
• Abra has 27 municipalities, 304 brgy, languages (ilocao, tinguian or isneg, tagalog)
• abra 5 major industries : bamboo and rattan making, natural dye, loom weaving, embroidery, poultry and crafts
• abra 6 tourist attractions - don mariano marcos bridge, tangadan tunnel, tugot in angalo, don teodoro brillantes family museum, abra river, sibud cave
• Apayao Province capital - kabugao
• Apayao dubbed as "cordillera's last frontier of nature richness"
• Apayao 5 major industries - furniture, garment craft, food processing, gifts and house waves, agricultural support
• Apayao 3 Festivals - annual apayao day celebration, say-am-talip-tadoc, pudtol town fiesta
• Benguet province capital - la trinidad
• Benguet languages - ibaloi, kankanaey ilokano, tagalog, english
• Benguet province well known for its mummy caves
• Benguet 3 major industies - agriculture, mining, tourism
• Benguet homeland of igorot
• Baguio City - An independent city, regional center of CAR, founded by americans, known as "kafagway"
• Baguio city - has 120 barangays
• Baguio City 6 languages: Ibaloi, kankanaey, tagalog, english, pangansinense, ilocano
• Baguio 7 tourist attractions: Baguio Cathedral, burnham park, Ben cab museum, camp john hay, The mansion, mines view park, sessio road
• Baguio only festival - Panagbenga festival (flower festival)- also way to rise up due to 1990 earthquake
• Kalinga Province capital - tabuk city
• Kalinga province - has 1 city, 7 municipalities, 152 brgy
• kalinga province 4 languages - ilokano, kalinga, filipino, english
• Kalinga province - prince of highlands
• Kalinga 4 tourist spots - mt. mating-oy dinayao (sleeping beauty), tinglayan rice terraces, mabilong weavers village
• kalinga 2 festivals - ullalim festival (kalinga day), salidummay festival
• Ullalim festival - province's founding anniversary
• salidummay festival - ethnic songs, dances and rituals