Mountain Province Philippines Igorote Bontoc Real Photo Postcard

The Bontoc Igorot are an indigenous ethnic group native to the mountainous Cordillera Central region of northern Luzon, Philippines. Their traditional territories center around the municipality of Bontoc in Mountain Province. These communities developed distinct agricultural practices, notably extensive rice terracing, and maintained unique social and political structures, largely resisting Spanish colonial influence due to their remote and rugged homeland.