Our footprint-shaped island is divided into 19 villages, each with its own distinct history and character.
San Antonio Bridge was built in 1800 and spanned the Agaña River until the river was diverted in 1946. Beside the bridge is a statue of Sirena, Guam’s legendary mermaid.
Sånta Rita-Sumai is one of two villages that does not have a name derived from the CHamoru language.
The village’s Chamorro name, Inalåhan, probably refers to the åla or large woven coconut-leaf harvest baskets for which the village was noted.
Guam sits on the edge of the Marianas trench, the deepest surveyed point in the world, and is only 900 miles north of the equator in the region known as Micronesia.
Interested vendors and food trucks can contact 671-734-2163/5731 or Vice Mayor Kevin at 671-689-6231.
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.
Understanding the significance of Ga'an Point down in Agat is to appreciate Guam history.
A ceremony honoring our loved ones that have gone before us... keeping their memory alive in our hearts.
In ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society men were depicted as creators and as having superhuman strength. People used these concepts to attempt to make sense of the complex mysteries of creation and nature.