The
coastline of Negros Occidental is more irregular than that of
its sister province, Negros Oriental. The northern and western
parts are largely level plains and gently rolling slopes while
the remaining portion is particularly a land of sierras of varying
elevations. Mt. Kanlaon, which rises to an elevation of about
8,100 feet, is the highest peak in the province, and is considered
also be the highest in central Philippines. Other mountains
are Mt. Mandalagan and Mt. Silay.
Across the
Guimaras Strait from Iloilo is Negros Occidental, sugar capital
of the Philippines. Bacolod, the province's capital city has
three challenging golf courses, making it the golfing center
in the Visayas.
Convention
facilities are also available with the opening of the Bacolod
Convention Plaza. And in October, the smiles of the people of
Bacolod widen during the Masskara Festival. Masskara, meaning
"many faces" was conceived to boost the local people's
morale during the height of an economic depression which hit
the province in 1980.
