Southern Guam

Welcome to Inalahan, a town near the southern tip of Guam	Inalahan (Inarajan) Guam	Victor P. San Nicolas Street at Guam Route 4, Inalahan	Typical Guam house, Inalahan (Inarajan)
Pretty old house in Inalahan - we didn't yet know that it was restored by the Gef Pa'Go Chamorro Cultural Village	St. Joseph's Church, Inarajan	St. Joseph's Church, Inarajan	St. Joseph's Church, Inarajan
Latte Stones, typical ancient (1000 AD -1500 AD) house pillars of Guam and the Mariana Islands	The column (halagi) is topped with a capstone (tasa)	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village, Inalahan	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village
Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	Chamorro woman showing traditional weaving	Traditional oven, Gef Pa'go Village	Boiling sea water to extract salt
Sea salt, Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	Small shrine at Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village
Chamorro guide modelling a palm frond hat	Dad's turn	The halo won't keep his head from burning	Making rope the traditional way, Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village
Dad making rope	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	Gef Pa'go Chamorro Cultural Village	San Jose Street passing through the village of Inalahan
Old ruin, Inalahan	This old house is only being held up by the roots of the tree growing inside it	Manuel San Nicolas childhood home, late 1800's	Manuel San Nicolas childhood home, Inalahan
The Japanese HQ during the occupation - the Chamorro had to bow as the passed to avoid trouble	Mariano Leon Guerrero House built in 1901, Inalahan, Guam	Mariano Leon Guerrero House, Inalahan	We were only a group of 2 so a museum guide brought us into the house
Restored interior of the Mariano Leon Guerrero House	Demonstration of a traditional musical instrument	Carved wooden outrigger boat	Wooden water buffalo with rope
Palm tree, southern Guam	Islet off the southern tip of Guam	We Love Guam - No to Prop A (Casino Gambling)	Cocos Island off the southern coast of Guam at Merizo
Santa Marian Kamalin Park, Merizo	San Dimas Church, Merizo (Malesso)	Malesso Kombento, 1856, built using Spanish-influenced Chamorro construction	Merizo Kombento, 1856
Volcanic peaks above Merizo rise to 1200 ft	Volcanic peaks above Merizo rise to 1200 ft	Volcanic peaks above Merizo rise to 1200 ft	Volcanic peaks above Merizo rise to 1200 ft
Village of Merizo and the blue water of Cocos Lagoon	Cocos Island from the hills above Merizo	Fort Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, Spanish, 1810	Fort Nuestra Senora de la Soledad is near where Magellan landed in 1521
Cannon at Fort Soledad	Spanish coat-of-arms on the cannon	Cannon pointed over the Philippines Sea, Fort Soledad	Fort Soledad, Spanish, 1810
Southwest coast of Guam from Fort Soledad	Church of St. Dionisio, Umatac	Church of St. Dionisio, Umatac Bay	Umatac Bay and the Spanish Bridge
Umatac Bay and the southwest coast of Guam from Fort Soledad	Umatac Bay and the southwest coast of Guam from Fort Soledad	Dad at Fort Soledad	Water Buffalo tied up for tourists outside Fort Soledad
Water Buffalo tied up for tourists outside Fort Soledad	Spanish Bridge at Umatac	Magellan Monument, Umatac Bay	Guam Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, Umatac
Guam Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, Umatac	Mt. Schroeder 1057ft (322m)	Polaris Missile on display in front of the Guam submarine base	Coconut Palm, southern Guam
Rainbow over A-Market, Agat