La Carlota City, Philippines

La Carlota City Description

La Carlota City was named after a wife of a Spanish official. A 3rd class City in Negros Occidental, La Carlota City has stretches of sugarcane fields and mango farms that you see as you travel around the area.

La Carlota City Attractions

La Carlota City boasts of Guintubdan Waterfalls, a water source coming from cold springs. The area around this water form in La Carlota City is ideal for camping

A frequent subject of local artists in their paintings, a sugar mill chimney in Hacienda Adelina, dots the view of a field of mango trees. This chimney, built in 1915,  testifies to the sugarcane fields that used to cover the whole hacienda in La Carlota City.

Also in La Carlota City is Our Lady of Peace Parish Church, which celebrates its feast every January. The architectural design of this church in La Carlota City is unique in the province of Negros. Features of this hundred year old church are the impressive use of red Silay bricks and coral stones from nearby Guimaras Island.

Pasasalamat Festival in La Carlota City happens April of every year. This thanksgiving festival in La Carlota City traces its roots to old agricultural practices of celebrating after a bountiful harvest. The highlight of this festival is the street dance performance along La Carlota City’s main highway.

La Carlota City Location

La Carlota City sits at southwestern portion of Negros Occidental.

La Carlota City is bounded by Bago City in the north, the mountain ranges of Kanlaon Volcano in the east, La Castellana town in the southeast, Pontevedra town in the west.