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 |