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The island of the colorblind, keeper of the night, from unincorporated territory, and no birds sing. Naval air station agana is a former united states naval air station located on the island of. The community of umatac is relatively smaller than others on guam and. Because of its cultural and historical significance, cetti is on guam. However, fuhas history flows back further than the spanish and. The twin hills below the cetti bay overlook and to the north, called attelong acho, or black rock. Agana american ancient area research center asked became began breadfruit brought buildings built called canoes captain carried chamorro language chamorros chamoru church clothes coconut collection congress courtesy died fight fire fish flores taitano micronesian forced four galleon gave governor guam guam museum guam s harbor houses important. Naval air station agana barrigada, guam, guam airport. Every purchase supports pacific historic parks programs and exhibits for all of our parks. Umatac is perhaps most famous for being the site, by long oral tradition among the chamorus, ferdinand magellan first landed on guam.

The history of guam involves phases including the early arrival of austronesian people known today as the chamorros around 2000 bc, the development of precontact society, spanish colonization in the 17th century and the present american rule of the island since the 1898 spanishamerican war. Remnants of ancient chamoru latte stones and pottery remain scattered around cetti bay and sella bay and offer a look at the history of the coastal area. I quit my job and moved to guam my guamanian adventures. New guam museum exhibit tells chamorro peoples story. Pages in category bays of guam this category contains only the following page. Cetti bay and the chain of a thousand foothills are part of guam s territorial seashore park. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A natural history skills book hawaiian and pacific. One of the most wellknown scenic points of guam is the cetti bay. The area is generally considered a geological delight with the rock formation providing clues to the volcanic origins of southern guam. Once i heard that the sella bay hike had some interesting historical sites that could be seen, i knew i needed to check it out. The doors are open to the new exhibit at the guam museum telling the history of the chamoru people. With its rich chamorro, spanish, and world war ii history there is plenty to see on guam. Guam s history of colonialism is the longest among the pacific islands.

Drive past it for another minute and you will see the cetti bay overlook on your right. Umatac residents still celebrate every march with a reenactment of the 1521 landing on guam history and chamoru heritage day. For a sweeping view of the mountainous southern portion of guam, visitors can stop. This trail starts on highway 2 and traverses southwest to sella bay. This weekend we find ourselves in the jungles of central guam, venturing deep into a valley sitting behind nimitz hill in asan, en route to a century. The hike to fouha bay and rock is a sacred pilgrimage to ancient hallowed grounds that nurture your natural. The naval base guam library is a fullservice library that offers a wide array of literary materials to meet the recreational, educational and technical reference needs of the navy community on guam. A remnant of the spanish era on guam, this bridge located at the base of the sella bay trail is more than 300 years old and was constructed by the spanish in the 16th century as. An old spanishstyle bridge at nearby sella bay and several shards of. Here for the first time is a comprehensive and eminently readable history of this. Guam, other territories not just footnotes in us history post news staff.