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Trekking to Guam’s gorgeous Gadao’s Cave

This is a fantastically short hike to one of Guam’s most celebrated cultural treasures. It is definitely a must-see if you are driving through the South.

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Guam's scenic spots that are one with nature

Everyone just needs a place to unwind sometimes and the best way to do that is by reconnecting with nature.

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Get to know Guam: Inarajan old-world Spanish-style charm

The village’s CHamoru name, Inalåhan, probably refers to the åla or large woven coconut-leaf harvest baskets for which the village was noted.

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Get to know Guam: Why everyone wants to live in Yigo

The meaning of “Yigo” is unclear. According to some it comes from the Spanish word yugo which means yoke (the type used to secure a carabao to a cart or plow).

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Exploring Guam: Hiking to Piti Guns and Mahogany Forest

From the Navy Base, Drive North up Marine Corps Drive. You will pass the turn for Polaris Point, the Port Authority, and the Guam Power Authority Piti power plant on your left. Soon after the stop light for the power plant, keep a lookout to your right for J.M. Tuncap Street.

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Chatting Chamorro: A look at Guam proverbs

Proverbs are popular sayings, phrases of wisdom or simply a piece of advice.  Proverbs express a people’s basic beliefs and values.  Chamorro proverbs are often based on core values and practices of respect, generosity and honesty.

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Exploring Yap: Loom preserves traditional Pacific island weaving from extinction

When the young women of Yap’s remote outer islands leave home to seek a college education, better work opportunities or medical care on the U.S. mainland, the risk of leaving their cultural traditions behind is very real.

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Exploring Guam: Hagåtña Heritage Walking Trail path to past

The Hagåtña Heritage Walking Trail is a trail through the capital village of Hagåtña.

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Speaking Chamorro: Simple greetings on Guam

The Chamorro language is experiencing a resurgence, and we Guamanians are proud. At St. Francis School, students order their lunches in Chamorro.

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Marketplaces full of life, energy, fun on Guam!

As the thick heat and smoke from fiery grills makes its wispy way into a moonlit sky before finally dissipating, small crowds of people become increasingly dense as they congregate and form lines full of anticipation next to open air stalls selling everything from jewelry, clothing, art, food, and an uncountable array of merchandise.

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Get to know Guam: Barrigada (Barigåda) - Belly of the island

Barrigada comes from the CHamoru word meaning “flank” (the side of the stomach). The first written mention of the word “Barrigada” comes from Recollect Father Aniceto Ibanez del Carmen, who served on Guam for 40 years and in 1866, referred to people hunting deer in the region called “Barrigadan Tiyan.”

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Refresh yourself at Guam's 7 freshwater pools with waterfalls

This very easy trail takes you along beautiful meadows of wildflowers, with views of the mountains and the ocean below.

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