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English: UploadWizard photos -- (General description, 3-dimension angle by angle photography of this town, church & landmarks) -- Balete Pass Tourism Complex (is composed of a) Chinese Shrine, b) Japanese Shrine and Dalton Pass Pass[1] with its Dalton Pass View Deck) in --- Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya [2] [3] located along Daang Maharlika or Cagayan Valley Road or Pan-Philippine Highway [4] the only passageway that links the entire North East Luzon to Metro Manila and Central Luzon. Cagayan Valley [5]), beside the) --- Battle of Balete Pass - Dalton Pass[6]( also called Balete Pass, is a zigzag road that joins the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Viscaya, Philippines. It is located at about 3,000 feet above sea level, where Caraballo Sur [7] meets the Sierra Madre. Being the only access between Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley, the pass became the scene of much bloody fighting during the final stages of World War II and bore witness to the death of almost 17,000 Japanese, American, and Filipino soldiers. It has a national shrine that gives honor to General James Dalton II [8] Congress approves Balete pass national shrine House bill number 3303 - Proclamation No. 653, the Battle of Balete pass commemorated from May 10 to 13, Balete Pass national shrine shall be under the military shrines service of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO).Memorial Balete , Dalton Pass [9] [10] [11]).